The Linus Connection: August 2022 Updates + Show & Tell

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Upcoming Meetings

September 17, 2022

October 15, 2022

November 19, 2022

December 17, 2022

January 21, 2023
February 18, 2023
March 18, 2023
April 15, 2023
May 20, 2023

We are only accepting basket donations until after the October auction. Please hold donations for later or share elsewhere. We thank you for your generous support!

Annual Challenge packs are still available!

Get the handout with rules and instructions here.

Challenge kits and rules were handed out during our May 2022 meeting for our 18th Annual Challenge! If you missed it, check with us at next month's meetings to get your Challenge Pack.

The Annual Quilt & Blanket Challenge is part of our Birthday Celebration. Both will happen during our October meeting!

The Challenge is a great opportunity for our volunteers to try something new and showcase their talents to visitors and recipient facilities.

Mark your calendars: This year's event will be Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Have a question about the 2022 Challenge? Email Osie.

See our past Challenges.

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.

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.

We currently do not need weighted blanket tops but we are still in need of Pellet Pockets! 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.

August Demo - Pieced Dogs & Cats with Paula

Cat and Dog
Big Scottie

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

Upcoming Demos:

September - Big Log Cabin with Sarah S.
October - Birthday Celebration + Challenge (no demo)
November - Demo with Sheryl & Sarah
December - Holiday Party (no demo)
January 2023 - Panels with Marge & Friends
February 2023 - Available
March 2023 - Available
April 2023 - Available

Blankets shown were donated on Saturday, August 20, 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!

Patterns by Jeanie Toewe:
Bijou Dawg & Bijou Jr

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