March 2022 - Meeting Updates with Show & Tell

Thank you to everyone who came out to our March 2022 meeting! We hope to see you next month.

Need to change your email or be removed from the list? Contact Jennifer.

2022 Meetings

April 16, 2022

May 21, 2022

June 18, 2022

July 16, 2022

August 20, 2022

September 17, 2022

October 15, 2022

November 19, 2022

December 17, 2022

It's time for Camp Quilts!

We are now accepting quilts & blankets for school-aged children, ages 7 - 17.

We currently share quilts & blankets with Sunshine Camps. We will update you with more camp information as we have it.

During Camp Quilt collection, we will continue to provide quilts, yarn, and fleece blankets for distribution to our usual recipient facilities. 

Thank you to everyone that donates every month and for helping to make camp quilt donations possible!

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.

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

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 above for placement or watch this super short video!

Dropping your donation off? Everything you need to know is here. Please note that quilts & blankets need to be bagged for drop-off locations, but not for monthly meetings.

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. These will be picked up by Anne. Thank you all for your help!

Instructions to make pellet pockets are here.

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

Our March Demo was Carol's Quick Quilt by Carol Fish.

 

 

If you'd like to book a Demo for 2022, please email Jennifer.

Upcoming Demos:

• April 2022 - Bricks & Blocks with Paula B.
• May 2022 - Available
• June 2022 - Available
• July 2022 - Available
• August 2022 - Big Log Cabin with Sarah S.

Blankets shown were donated on Saturday, March 19, 2022, and will go to children in crisis in Central Texas. 

Show & Tell quilts &  blankets 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.

Click on any photo to see it bigger!

Please keep an eye on the website, join our email list, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Instagram for the latest Linus information. We also have a Facebook Group just for Linus Connection volunteers where you can share photos and chat! You can join here.

The Linus Connection Board Members

• Stephanie, Executive Director, Liaison with all Recipient Facilities

• Marge, Assistant Director, Fabric Donations

• Jennifer, Social Media, Blanket Distribution

• Anne, Yarn, Mail, Weighted Blankets

 

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.