June 2016 Meeting, Show & Tell

✿ JULY ✿ Saturday  July 16, 2016 9 - 11 am St. Philip's, 16321 Great Oaks Dr.  Round Rock, Texas Show & Tell will be at 10. Demo - Layer Cake Lemonade Variation by Sherly K. Don't forget to pick up your Challenge packs! Need this year's rules? Get them here! Want to present a future demo? Please email Jennifer!

Charity Sew Days @ The Stitching Studio The Stitching Studio invites Linus volunteers on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 1 - 4:30, for Charity Sewing. Work on your charity project with no studio cost. Linus Kits will be available.

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Osie explains the 2016 Challenge

Each October, The Linus Connection celebrations it's birthday month with a blanket challenge! Our volunteers create quilts and afghans using a predetermined set of guidelines. The 2016 Challenge packs are now available at each monthly meeting through September. Need a copy of the rules? Get them here!

The deadline for turning in your blanket is 9:30am on October 15, 2016, but we encourage you to turn them in early. Challenge blankets should not be signed in at the monthly meeting as they will be checked off when Osie received them.

Any questions? Contact Osie!

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Here's an easy way to remember what blanket sizes work best for The Linus Connection!

Complete blanket requirements are here.

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Please remember: Paper Tags should include your first name at the top. 

ALL blankets should include a paper tag and a sew on label (see diagram above).

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We need your HOBBS UPC codes!

To qualify to order “Charitable Batting” from Hobbs Bonded Fibers, we are required to provide UPC labels from Hobbs packaged batting.

If you are a quilter or know any quilters, please save your Hobbs UPC labels and either bring them to the monthly meeting or mail them to us at The Linus Connection, P.O. Box 29491, Austin, Texas 78755. 

We need 5 UPC labels for each roll of charity batting we purchase and every label counts!

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Our volunteers make hundreds of blankets each month to meet the need of children in crisis in Central Texas. To do this, many supplies are needed. We are constantly in need of washable 100% acrylic yarn. Leftover balls of yarn to full skeins are gratefully accepted.

Have yarn? Bring it to the next Linus meeting or leave it at one of our Drop-Off locations clearly marked for The Linus Connection.

Not from the Austin area? Email Jennifer for the best address to mail yarn donations!

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We continue to have requests for weighted blankets. This is a special project that is unlike our usual requests. These blankets take more time and special supplies. If you'd like to help, please see the documents below for more information.

• About weighted/sensory blankets (from the Missouri Quilt Company)

Stephanie has created printable handouts for Linus volunteers wishing to help with this special project:

• Weighted Blankets - Pellet Pocket Instructions
• Weighted Blankets - Pieced Tops (most needed sizes)
• Weighted Blankets Instructions - for those wanting more information, different sizes, etc.

Please turn your Pellet Pockets and finished tops for Weighted Blankets at the monthly meeting. They can be left on the front table where quilt tops are turned in. Be sure to sign tops in on the Sign In Sheet as Quilt Tops. 

Have questions? Contact Stephanie!

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Is this your doily? Keith was asked to repair it some months ago by one of our volunteers or visitors. It has been beautifully repaired as you can see but the owner has yet to claim it. If this is yours, please email jennifer@thelinusconnection.org and we'll pass your message on to Miss Keith!

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Monthly Demo

Each month after Show & Tell, we present free, short demonstrations of blanket making techniques to our volunteers. 

Upcoming Demos & Presentations:

• July 2016 - Layer Cake Lemonade Variation by Sheryl K.
• August 2016 - Scrap Buster by Sarah S
• September 2016 - TBA
• October 2016 - Anniversary & Birthday Celebration
• November 2016 - String Piecing with Barbara
• December 2016 - No Demo (Holiday Party)

We are always in need of volunteers for Demos. If you have a technique, pattern, etc, you'd like to share with our group, please email Jennifer to schedule your demo! 

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Show And Tell

Blankets were shown and donated on Saturday June 18, 2016. They are not necessarily being shown by the person that made them. Only a sampling of donated blankets is shown each month.

We encourage you to join us at our monthly meeting and participate in Show and Tell at 10 a.m.

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The Linus Connection  ♥  P.O. Box 29491  ♥  Austin, Texas 78755 The Linus Connection is a Federal 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.