April 2019 Newsletter

                                                          

April, 2019

Welcome Spring Blanketeers,                                                                            

Mark your calendars for:

April 27^th

Please join NWPA Project Linus on Saturday April 27^th for our Spring “ Sew In” at Hampton Inn, 8050 Old Oliver Rd Erie, PA

Time: 10:00-4:00

 There will be refreshments, snacks, lunch and of course blanket making kits and patterns for you to choose from. You will need to bring your sewing machines and notions. There is no cost to this event.

We look forward to a good time making blankets that will help children in need in our community.

There is still a need for boy blankets of all types and sizes. When we deliver blankets, we always try to put a mix of boy and girl blankets, so that the hospital or agency has a variety to pass out to their patients or clients.

ODDS & ENDS:

-        UPMC Hamot NICU has an ongoing need of gently used receiving blankets- store bought, that they use to support the tiny heads of the infants in their carriers. They can be dropped off at all of our local drop off locations. Again, these are items that I have seen at Garage Sales and have picked up for a quarter or so and brought home and washed up.

REMINDERS:

-        We have muslin to be cut into 11” X 11” squares and then traced for our upcoming Summer events. If anyone would like to help with these tasks, please contact me @ 392-5583 . Thank you.

-        In making a fleece blanket- cut the 2 selvage sides and cut out the 4 corners of the material before you start to cut your strips for tying or before you use your skip stitch blade and crochet around the fleece. Single layer fleece blankets, using 1 ½ yards or 2 yards of fleece.

              

-        Due to children’s unknown allergies, Respiratory issues and sensitivities please be cautious of perfumes, dryer sheets, fabric softeners and scented bags in regards to making, storing blanket making material or dropping off a blanket. These are things that we may not even think of that could set off a medical situation for a child.

-        In the upcoming months our calendar is a bit full of fun activities, if you are interested in helping with any of these events, or know of someone that needs Service hours, please let me know. As we always say “ It takes a Village “.

Monthly meetings:

April 3rd -      Millcreek Sewing Center                         6044 Peach Street       1:00pm- 4:00pm  

April 8 th -    Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing                       801 W. 26^th Street        9:00am-11:00am

April 18th -    Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                             1815 E. 38^th Street       10:00am- 2:00pm

Looking Ahead:  

July 31st                       Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo   10:00-2:00

July 28th -                    Camp Fitch

August 13^th-                 Erie Gives

August 16^th-18th -      Celebrate Erie

 Follow us on Facebook for updates as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPA Project Linus -    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

March Newsletter

                                                          

March, 2019

Hello Blanketeers,                                                                            

I would like to thank all of our Quilt Shoppe’s and Blanketeers for supporting National Make a Blanket Day. Without all of you, we would not be able to deliver nearly 200 plus blankets to our 3 local hospitals and countless agencies that service children in our area on a monthly basis. “ It really does take a Village”… …..Our Blanketeers are a true testament to that statement. Thank you, thank you.

-Spring “Sew In”- Date to be announced soon

ODDS & ENDS:

-        It’s that time of year again for cutting muslin and tracing the squares for our upcoming summer events. If anyone is interested, please contact me and I will get to you the supplies. 814-392-5583 or nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

REMINDERS:

-        Due to hospital equipment and little fingers, when knitting or crocheting an afghan please use patterns or needle size with corresponding yarn so that the completed blanket isn’t too loose. Sometimes it might only take going to one size needle smaller to make all of the difference.

Monthly meetings:

March 6th  -    Millcreek Sewing Center                6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm  

March 11th -   Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing             801 W. 26^th Street      9:00am-11:00am

March 14^th-     Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                      1815 E. 38^th Street     10:00am-2:00pm

Looking Ahead:

Spring “ Sew In “ Date to be announced soon

July 31^st -                   Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo                                        10:00-2:00

August 13^th-               Erie Gives

August 16^th-18^th-     Celebrate Erie

 Follow us via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPA Project Linus -    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389  814-392-5583

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com