June 2017 Meeting, Show & Tell, Challenge Begins!

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Charity Sew Days @ The Stitching Studio 12325 Hymeadow Dr,  #4-102,  Austin, TX 78750 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

Support The Linus Connection simply by shopping at Amazon! Start at smile.amazon.com each time you shop.  On your first visit, choose "The Linus Connection" as your charity.  Your purchases will help support our awesome non-profit!

The Challenge Begins!

Challenge kits and rules were handed out at our June meeting. If you missed it, don't worry, you can still pick up your Challenge pack in July! Question? Email Osie.

The Annual Blanket Challenge is part of our Birthday Celebration held every October. It's a great opportunity for our volunteers to try something new and showcase their talents to visitors and recipient facilities. This year's event will be Saturday, October 21.

Camp Quilts

We've wrapped up Camp Quilts for the year and want to thank each and every volunteer who went above and beyond to help us reach our goal over. Now that camp collection has concluded, we'll start saving up for Back to School in August and various Holiday events in December. Keep those blankets coming and as always, THANK YOU for all of your hard work!

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Everything you need to know about making blankets to donate to The Linus Connection!

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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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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, and are in special need of the larger sized quilt tops.

More about Weighted Blankets.

Please turn your Pellet Pockets and finished tops for Weighted Blankets at the monthly meeting, Please note: If you are helping with Weighted Blankets, pockets, tops, etc. go in the blue bin on the desk in the kitchen. Be sure to sign tops in on the Sign In Sheet as Quilt Tops. 

Have questions? Contact Stephanie or Anne.

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DEMOS NEEDED!

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

Want to share a Demo with our group? Email Jennifer!

Upcoming Demos & Presentations:

• July - TBA

• August - TBA

• September - TBA

• October - No Demo (Birthday/Annual Challenge)

• November - TBA

• December - No Demo (Holiday Party)

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Show And Tell

Blankets were shown on Saturday, June 17, 2017. They are not necessarily being shown by the person that made them. Only a sampling of donated blankets is shown each month.

All blankets shown were donated to children in crisis in Central Texas.

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

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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.