December 2019 Meeting, Show & Tell

NEXT MEETING JANUARY 18, 2020

2020 Meetings:
January 18
February 15
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19

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Get everything you need to know about blanket sizes & materials here!

 

Please remember: Paper Poems should include your first name at the top with the ribbon tied in a bow. Use a safety pin on quilts, NO safety pin on yarn blankets.

ALL blankets should include a paper tag with a poem and a sew-on Linus label (see diagram).

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.

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
UPCOMING 2020 DATES:
January 8 January 22 February 12 February 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 12 August 26 September 9 September 23 October 14 October 28 November 11 November 25 December 9 December 23

Do you have a fabric donation? Please contact Marge to make drop-off arrangements. Thanks!

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!

About Weighted Blankets

We still need LOTS of Pellet Pockets! Find the instructions to make those are here.

We have enough quilt tops for the time being but will let our volunteers know when we need them again.

If you are helping with Weighted Blankets making pellet pockets, tops, etc., these 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.

There was no Demo in November.

Almost every month, we present a free demonstration of a fun and easy technique, pattern, etc. to inspire our volunteers.  Do you have a demo idea? Please email Jennifer!

Upcoming Demos & Presentations

• January - Panels with Osie
• February - Using Pre-cuts with Kaye
• March - Easy Peasy Quilt with Carol F.
• April -  Available!
• May - Available!
• June - Quilt As You Go with Sarah S.
• July - Available!
• August - Available!
• September - "Hidden Wells" with Susan B.
• October - No Demo, Birthday/Challenge/Silent Auction
• November - Available!
• December - No Demo, Holiday Celebration

Blankets were shown on Saturday, December 21, 2019. 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.