Ground Hog Day

Well I guess the challenge is on now that 



Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow and 

there will be another 6 weeks of winter, to 

see

 just how many wonderful blankets can be 

completed between now and National Make 

a 

Blanket Day on the 21st of this month. GO 

!!!!!

      

                                                     

February News Letter , 2015

Hello Blanketeers,               

                                                             

The Ground Hog may see his shadow on the 2^nd and bring us another 6 weeks of winter and if he does, then I guess we can stay inside and make some more blankets. Not entirely a bad thing. Especially as we are looking forward to a wonderful National Make a Blanket Day on the 21^st. Here is a list of the Quilt Shoppes that are participating in this year’s event.

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West)  10:00-3:00 Drawing @ 3:00

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street    1:00-4:00 Drawing @ 4:00    
   

Super Stitch -55 West Main Street- North East  9:00-4:00 Drawing @ 4:00

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA   10:00-3:00  Drawing @ 3:00

Zanadu Fabric, Yarn & Crafts -105 N. Fraley Street  Kane  PA (814) 561-1047 – 10:00-5:00

Our Mary Lubin will be having a class on the Missouri Star Quilt Receiving Blanket. Please go to

Zanadu Fabric, Yarn & Crafts Face Book Page for further information about the fun day the girls have planned.

St. Micheal's Church- 85 North High Street, Greenville, PA 16125  11:00-3:00 contact Linda @ lhajtol@hotmail.com for further information

With all of the fun events that are coming up this year 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.

In the event of severe weather please go to our blogspot and face book page listed below to see if our meeting may be cancelled. That way we are not interfering with the Quilt Shoppes daily business by calling them.

Monthly meetings:

February 21 -    Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm –Date change this month ONLY for National Make a Blanket Day

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

Looking Ahead:

April 18^th –                Appreciation Day- Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing    10:00-2:00

May 2^nd-                    “ Sew In Day” @ Hampton Inn                              10:00-4:00

May 8^th-                     Art Day @ Our Lady Of Peace School

July 29^th-                    Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo

August 11^th-              Erie Gives

August 14^th-16^th-      Celebrate Erie

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    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

This was posted by a Coordinator to her post yesterday. As you can see, it really doesn't take a whole lot to bring comfort to a child in need. 

It does make a Blanketeer want to continue with making blankets to help those in need in our Community. 

National Make a Blanket Day- Save the Date

National Make a Blanket Day

Here's the Save the Date  to join in on this Special Day to turn in blankets that you have made during these cold winter days to one of the many Quilt Shoppes that are participating. 

Fox's Sew & Vac- Meadville                Kelly's Sewing Corner

Millcreek Sewing Center                      Super Stitch - North East

Zanadu- Fabric, Yarn & Crafts - Kane

It was a wonderful 18 degree day to pick up 85 fleece blankets from McDowell High School's Key Club. They made the blankets as a service project for their organization.

January, 2015

Happy New Year Blanketeers,   

                                                                         

Thank you again for a wonderful 2014, with over 2,000 blankets donated and delivered to Agencies and our 3 local Hospitals, that many children in need were comforted. We can only hope that 2015 will be filled with Blanketeers being so caring and generous.

Throughout this past year on several occasions in one way or another I have been asked “ What makes a blanket a Project Linus blanket”. Here is the answer defined by Project Linus:

1.    A new handmade blanket that is quilted, knitted, crocheted, or fleece tied

2.    A blanket that has been turned into one of our many local drop off locations

3.    A blanket that has had a Project Linus label sewn onto it and a Project Linus hang tag pinned to it

4.    A blanket that has been logged into our NWPA Project Linus Chapter for verification

5.    A blanket that has been logged out THROUGH NWPA Project Linus to an Agency or Hospital also verified

We are required by Project Linus National Headquarters to provide them a quarterly and annual report of all blankets In and Out. This is also required in order to maintain our Non-Profit 501C3 status.

Listed below are our current Stores, Quilt Shoppes or Individuals that have opened their doors to Project Linus:

Erie County:

Joann Burkhart- 1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA 16508    Tena Pomeroy- ( Albion) 1-814-756-4603

Yaple’s – 801 W. 26^th Street, Erie PA                                Marie Bissell - ( Lake City) 1-814-74-4774

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West) 

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street            Super Stitch -55 West Main Street- North East

Crawford County:

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA

Warren County:

Ronnieanne Walters – 1-814-723-5408     Super Stitch 2 -113 Market Street Warren PA

Mercer County:

Linda Hajtol – 1-724-588-3289        The Gallery of Fabric- 116 N. Pitt Street  Mercer  PA

Calico Loft – 202 N. Broad Street  Grove City  PA

McKean County:

Zanadu Fabric, Yarn & Crafts -105 N. Fraley Street  Kane  PA

 For your convenience I hope this list will assist our Blanketeers as to where a lovingly handmade blanket can be dropped off.

So if blankets are being given in the name of Project Linus and our numbers are incorrect, it could seriously put our local Chapter at risk.

That being said, blankets being given to children in need independently is certainly a wonderful deed.

I will be asking for assistance in cutting 9-10 bolts of muslin in preparation for our 2015 events. Hopefully by our January and February meetings I will have bags prepared for any of you wonderful volunteers who would want to cut the muslin.

Monthly meetings:

January 7th -    Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm

January 12^th -   Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing            801 W. 26^th Street       9:00am-11:00am,

National Make a Blanket Day- February 21^st 2015, here is a list of the Stores or Quilt Shoppes that are participating this year:

·       Fox’s Sew & Vac - Meadville

·       Millcreek Sewing Center -Erie

·       Kelly’s Sewing Corner - Erie

·       Super Stitch - North East

·       Zanadu-Fabric,Yarn & Crafts – Kane, PA * NEW*

Looking Ahead:

February 21^st -National Make a Blanket Day-

April 18^th – Appreciation Day- Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 10:00-2:00

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    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

Our Lady's Christian School first-grader Mary Jane Moubarak, 7, talks with her grandmother Gail Lord as they make quilt squares during Grandparents Day at the Millcreek Township school on Oct. 10. The squares will be used to make blankets for Project Linus, which provides blankets to critically ill or abused children. GREG WOHLFORD//ERIE TIMES-NEWS

 View photos from Grandparents Day at Our Lady's Christian School in Millcreek Township on Oct. 10