December Newsletter

December, 2018

Hello Blanketeers,                                                                               

Once again as many of you begin or have begun to shop on line this holiday season, I would like to remind you about the Amazon Smile Foundation that will donate .05% of your purchase to the charity of your choice. Linus Project is one of almost a million charitable organizations that has been registered and qualifies for this fantastic opportunity. The process is a one time set up-and very easy to follow.

 To date we have delivered  over 45,000 blankets in our 20 years as a chapter, to hospitals, emergency shelters, group homes, women’s care centers, and many other agencies that provide aid and comfort to children in need that would not have been possible without our wonderful Blanketeers and Quilt Shoppe’s that support NWPA Project Linus. With your caring support the statement “ It takes a village” truly does comes to life.

Thank you to all who have donated blankets, material, yarn, a place to meet or time to NWPA Project Linus, your efforts are wonderfully appreciated. That is an amazing amount of knit and purl, knitted blankets, single and double crocheted afghans, thousands of tied knots on fleece blankets and countless bindings on quilts.

February 16, 2019

·        National Make a Blanket Day- Here are a few points of interest about MABD-

·       Bring awareness of the need for blankets

·       Bring awareness to those in need in the winter months that may be in Shelters, Emergency Services…

·       An opportunity for Blanketeers to get together and meet one another

·       An opportunity for Blanketeers to share their ideas of blanket patterns

·       This date may seem far off at this time, but it will be here before we know it.

·        There will be “Sew In’s” or drop off locations in the next newsletter.

Monthly meetings:

December 5th - Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm

December 10^th - Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing            801 W. 26^th Street      9:00am-11:00am

December 20^th -  Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                  1815 E. 38th Street     10:00am- 2:00pm

ODDS & ENDS:  

We are still in need of Boy blankets of all sizes and types from baby to the big kids.

  Basic and Approximate Guidelines Blanket Sizes:

Preemie- 30 X 30      36 X 36                  Baby- 36 X 40    40 X 40                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Medium- 40 X 50      40 X 60                      Large- 45 X 60   45 X 72

REMINDERS:

  

-        Due to children’s allergies and possible Respiratory Issues we need to refrain from using dryer sheets, scented bags when storing blankets and blanket making materials. Although they make for a pretty scent, it may trigger an episode for a child receiving that blanket.

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-        When making a Fleece No Sew Blanket we recommend at least 1 ½ to 2 yards of fabric. And most important, before you start to cut the strips that FIRST you TRIM the 2 SELVAGE SIDES, then from there you have options in how you wish to tie your blanket.

Looking Ahead:

 February 16^th, 2019-       National Make a Blanket Day

July 31^st ,2019                 Senior Day @ Erie Zoo

August 13^th , 2019           Erie Gives

August 16^th  -18^th 2019    Celebrate Erie

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·       www.nwpaprojectlinusblogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,