November 2017 Meeting, Show & Tell

Saturday, December 16, 2017 ♥ ♥ ♥ Holiday Celebration Join us for our December meeting and bring a sweet treat to share! We will have our usual meeting with Show & Tell, but there will be no Demo to give volunteers more time to socialize during our last meeting of the 2017. Have a wonderful month and we'll see you then!

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!

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 batting bags or 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. 

Please also ask any quilting friends you know to do this as well. We really depend on this batting to fulfill our deliveries each month.

Read more about the Hobbs Charity Batting Program here.

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Everything you need to know about making blankets to donate to The Linus Connection: Sizes, fabrics, & more! Printable document at the link.

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

ALL blankets should include a paper tag with poem 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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Airplane Applique - the November Demo

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:

• December - No Demo (Holiday Party)
• January - TBA
• February - TBA
• March - TBA

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Show And Tell

Blankets were shown on Saturday, November 18, 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.

Click on any photo to see it bigger!

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.