April, 2019
Welcome Spring Blanketeers,
Mark your calendars for:
April 27th
Please join NWPA Project
Linus on Saturday April 27th 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:
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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. 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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, 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. 26th Street 9:00am-11:00am
April 18th - Doug
Yaple’s Vacuum
1815 E. 38th Street
10:00am- 2:00pm
Looking
Ahead:
July
31st Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo 10:00-2:00
July
28th - Camp Fitch
August
13th- Erie Gives
August
16th-18th - Celebrate
Erie
Follow
us on Facebook for updates 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
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
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