The Linus Connection is a Federal 501(c)(3) Organization
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- October 2024 Highlights
THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who donated items, volunteered, and joined us at our 25th Birthday Bash celebration! It was a huge success! Quilt Challenge Pictures Quilt Challenge Winners Silent Auction Pictures NW Sewing Center hosted a Sew Day and the ladies who joined us made the cutest Scrappy Brick quilt tops, plus we had a few quilts (and a bag of fabric) donated as well! (we'll be doing this again in January!)
- Silent Auction Items!!
Our annual Birthday Bash, Quilt Challenge and Silent Auction is on October 19, 2024 from 9:00 - 11:00 am. It is in the Family Life Center at St. Philip's United Methodist Church in Round Rock, 16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681. Everyone is Welcome to join us! (There will be additional items at the Silent Auction that are not pictured but these pictures capture the majority of the baskets and kits).
- September 2024 Meeting Highlights
Reminder: Our Birthday Bash is on October 19! Birthday, Quilt Challenge and Silent Auction!! 9-11 am Show and Tell!
- June 2024 Meeting Highlights
Reminder: Fabric Sale Fundraiser in July! When: Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 9:00 - 11:00 am Where : St. Philip's Pre-School Building, 16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681 Fabric and Fat Quarters: $10 per pound Cash, Check and Paypal Show and Tell Pictures! These beautiful blankets and many others were donated to children in need!
- July 2024 Meeting Highlights
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our annual fabric sale. We raised over $3000 to support The Linus Connection and our blanket making needs.
- August 2024 Meeting Highlights
Show and Tell!!!
- April 2024 Meeting Highlights
We have a new Drop Off Location! Please stop by and check out this super cute store!! 💜 Northwest Sewing Center 5448 Burnet Rd #1 Austin, TX 78756 512-459-3961 July Fabric Sale Fundraiser When: Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 9:00 - 11:00 am Where : St. Philip's Pre-School Building, 16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681 Fabric and Fat Quarters: $10 per pound Cash, Check and Paypal Show and Tell
- May 2024 Meeting Highlights
Reminder: Fabric Sale Fundraiser in July! When: Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 9:00 - 11:00 am Where : St. Philip's Pre-School Building, 16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681 Fabric and Fat Quarters: $10 per pound Cash, Check and Paypal 2024 Blanket Challenge Osie handed out fabric and yarn for the 2024 Challenge. Instructions are linked below! Have fun quilting, crocheting or knitting!! Show and Tell Pictures! These beautiful blankets and many others were donated to children in need!
- March Meeting Highlights
Facility Spotlight Austin State Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (ASH-CAPS) Bed Capacity: 28 Diagnoses/Mental Health Conditions seen: • ADHD • Depression, Major Depression • Conduct Disorders – Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Substance Use Disorder • Self-injury / harm disorder • Mood Dysregulation Disorder • PTSD from abuse/neglect • Eating disorders • Autism spectrum disorders & IDD We have been delivering blankets to ASH-CAPS since December 2000 when we dropped off 33 blankets. Since that day, we have delivered to ASH 166 times, totaling 4,275 blankets. Thank you!! We received a note from APH Neighborhood Centers which included the following message: “Thank you so much for everything that your ladies do. We had a client come in to get a food pantry box who said that the blanket that we gave them is her son's favorite blanket and won't go anywhere without it. I don't remember the exact blanket but I believe that it had super hero's on it? (don't quote me on that). “ Show and Tell Thank you very much for the Tuna Helper donations!!
- February 2024 Meeting Highlights
Brown Bag Surprise - Demo with Osie This month Osie handed out mystery bags of fabric with ideas on using it all up! No guidelines, have fun making quilts! Add fabric if you like. Only return fabric if it is cut into 4 1/2" x 8 1/2" rectangles for future kits! February Show and Tell
- January 2024 Meeting Highlights
Lots of Show and Tell this month!!
- December 2023 Meeting Highlights
We had a wonderful Holiday Party at the December meeting with a fun game and giveaways! Updates We are collecting food items each month for the St. Phillips Food Bank. Please visit the Meetings and Sew Days page (here) for the item of the month. December was Jelly (we collected a lot!). January will be Macaroni and Cheese boxes. T-Shirts are still available! See Anne if you want one! Facility Spotlight Quail Valley Christmas Annual Dinner and Celebration in Georgetown This is the 10th year of he event which is sponsored by the Salvation Army and the Georgetown United Methodist Church. It is a free event for families in the Quail Valley area of Georgetown. They are expecting 200 children at the party. We provided 97 blankets last month and will be delivering another 60 this afternoon!! December Show and Tell Such cute blankets this month!!