NEXT MEETING
MARCH 21, 2020
2020 Meetings:
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19
2020 Meetings:
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19
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.
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!
We've had a huge request for weighted blankets and are still in need of approximately 30 tops. If you're able to help, we currently need the following sizes: 6x9, 8x8, 7x9, 8x10. Our weighted blanket tops are made with 4 1/2" squares to make 4" finished blocks. We can also use brick quilt tops if the bricks are staggered and the sizes are equivalent to a top made with 4 1/2" squares. Brick quilt top tutorial.
Weighted blanket quilt tops should be completed and turned in to the kitchen during our monthly meeting. Those are attention to Debbe. Quilt tops with a BACK added should be attention to Stephanie. Thank you all for your help!
We still need LOTS of Pellet Pockets! Find the instructions to make those are here.
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.
February Demo - Precuts with Kaye
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
- March - CANCELED
- April - 3 Yard Cuts with Becky, Osie, & Shirley
- May - Easy Peasy Quilt with Carol F.
- 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
- March - CANCELED
- April - 3 Yard Cuts with Becky, Osie, & Shirley
- May - Easy Peasy Quilt with Carol F.
- 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, February 15, 2020. 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.
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