April, 2016
Welcome Spring Blanketeers,
We have a lot of fun events in
this month of April, so get your pens out to mark your calendars or put the
dates in your phones, here is the list of them and what they are all about:
April 2nd Crystal Point Star Trek Group – Teaching this group
how make no sew fleece blankets as a Community Service project !!!!
1:00- Millcreek Mall Library
Branch Erie, PA
April 9th
Please join NWPA Project
Linus on Saturday April 9th for our Annual “Appreciation Day” @ Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 801 W.26th
Street, Erie, PA
Time: 10:00-2:00. There will be refreshments,
drawings on the half hour, blanket making material and patterns for you to
choose from to perhaps finish or start a new blanket for a child in need. Also
a time to meet other Blanketeers and share your ideas.
April 16th
Make a Blanket Day @ Zanadu
Fabric, Yarn & Craft Store 105 N Farley Street, Kane, Pa
Time: 10:00-3:00. There will
be a few easy and fun quilt pattern demos. Also a drawing at the end of the day
from the names of blanketeers that have dropped off blankets for this Make a
Blanket Day. Looking forward to a great day of meeting new Blanketeers and
catching up with ladies that we have met in the past.
April 21st –
Announcing a *NEW* Project Linus – drop off location
and monthly meeting site !!!!
“Soup & Sew” at Doug
Yaple’s Vacuum Cleaner Center 1815 E. 38th Street ( across from
JoAnna O’Connel School)
Time: 10:00-2:00- Bring your
sewing machines and an appetite for a fun time of gathering to make blankets
for children in need. There will be sewing kits on hand as well as a few demos.
April 30th
Annual Spring “ Sew In” @
Hampton Inn 8050 Old Oliver Road Erie, PA
Time
: 10:00-4:00–if you are coming to this event for the first time you will need
the following: Sewing Machine, All of
your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting
board, rotary cutter, please bring them with you.
Or
you can come to knit or crochet for the day as well. So bring your knitting
needles or crochet
The
Meeting Room is on the first floor and we have access to the Hotel Baggage
Carts to bring in our supplies.
We will provide the following: Sewing Kits, (several
different patterns)
Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.
April 30th
North
East Community Fair- North East Grade School
Time:
10:00-2:00 – NWPA Project Linus will be represented at this Fair. The children
will be coloring our Muslin squares that will then be made into quilts.
ODDS & ENDS:
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A Blanketeer has
requested if anyone has some of those older panels with characters on them and
are not using them, or sees them during the Garage Sale Season to get them and
contact me. We can make arrangements for pick up and reimbursement.
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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.
REMINDERS:
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When you complete
you blanket, please check to make sure that there are no pins left behind.
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In making a
fleece blanket- cut the 2
salvage sides 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.
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In the upcoming
months our calendar is a bit full of fun activities, if you are interested in
helping with any of these events, please let me know.
With all of the fun events that are coming up, many of
you Blanketeers have responded to my request of assistance in cutting the
several bolts of muslin needed to be prepared for those events. Still more help
is needed and as I have the muslin ready, I will let you ladies know. Thank you
so very much.
Monthly meetings:
April 6th - Millcreek Sewing Center 6044 Peach Street 1:00pm- 4:00pm
April 11th - Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 801 W. 26th Street 9:00am-11:00am
April 21st - Doug Yaple’s Vacuum 1815
E. 38th Street 10:00am- 2:00pm
Looking
Ahead:
July
27th- Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo
August
9th- Erie Gives
August
19th-21st -
Celebrate Erie
This year I will try to get information out
via Facebook as well. You can find us at:
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NWPA Project Linus - Like us -and that
automatically will add you to our friend list.
Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator
814-864-9389 814-392-5583
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
