October 2019
Welcome Fall
Blanketeers,
What a wonderful day we
had at our first Open House, so many came and got supplies that should get them
through the winter months. It was great to meet new blanketeers and catch up with
ones that we haven’t seen in a while. We have already gotten our first blanket
back that was made from materials taken that day and looking forward to seeing
many more !!
Annual Fall
“ Sew In” Saturday October 19 th @ Hampton Inn 8050 Old Oliver Rd Erie,
PA 16509. Join us for a day of sewing and fellowship with Blanketeers.
Time : 10:00-4:00
You will need the following:
Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions.
If you knit or crochet please come and join us for the day as
well.
We will provide the
following: Sewing Kits, (5 different fun patterns)
Lunch, Beverages, and
snacks.
Here again are the Stores,
Quilt Shoppe’s and Blanketeers that are drop off locations for our Chapter. I
often receive calls and emails requesting this information. We are very
grateful for all the time and help these Stores, Quilt Shoppe’ and individuals
donate to NWPA Project Linus. Leave your contact information with your
blankets, so that we know who has donated them.
Erie County:
Yaple's
Vacuum & Sewing Center -801 W.26th Street Erie, PA 16508
Kelly's
Sewing Corner -3330 W. 26th Street ( Village West) Erie, PA 16506
Millcreek
Sewing Center- 6044 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
JoAnn
Fabric’s 7200 Peach Street, Erie. PA
16509
Doug Yaple’s
Vacuum -1815 E. 38th Street
Erie, Pa 16510
Super Stitch -10429
West Main Street North East, PA 16428 * New Location*
Nature
Fabric’s- 11530 Eureka Rd. Edinboro, Pa. 16412
1-814-734-7137 *Call before
dropping off blankets*
JoAnn
Burkhart- 1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA
16508
Tena Pomeroy
- 1-814-969-4433 ( Albion )
Marie
Bissell 1-814-774-4884 ( Lake
City)
Crawford County:
Fox’s Sew
& Vac Sales and Service – Downtown Mall, Meadville, PA 16335
JoAnn
Fabric’s – 18921 Park Ave Plaza
Meadville, PA 16335
Warren County:
Ronnieann
Walters- 1-814-723-5408
Mercer County:
Linda Hajtol-
1-724-588-3289
The Gallery
of Fabric- 116 N. Pitt Street, Mercer, PA 16137
St. Michael’s
Church 85 N. High Street Greenville, PA
16125
JoAnn Fabrics
2481 E. State Street Hermitage, PA 16148
Odds & Ends:
We are still in need of All size Boy Blankets. You
may wonder why this request is posted so often. When we deliver blankets to any
hospital or agency, we need to provide a mix of both boy and girl blankets.
Very often when we receive a bag of new handmade blankets, there may be 2 boy
blankets and 10 girl blankets. We know that the girl colors, prints, patterns,
designs can be prettier, but we do need to supply both boy and girl blankets.
Thank you for your understanding.
Just a review
of approximate basic guidelines:
Preemie/newborn
– 30 X 30 36 X 36 40 X 40
Toddler -- 40 X 52 45 X
60
Older
kids -- 45 X 60 45 X 72
REMINDERS:
·
If there are any have
groups that are interested in making fleece blankets as a Service project,
please contact me so that I can email you directions for single and double
layer fleece blankets.
·
When you knit or crochet
an afghan, please use yarn and needle size that will make a beautiful cozy
blanket that little fingers wont get caught in. There are many Patterns that
you can use, even ones that are a bit “ holey”. If you are making afghans for
an older child, then this isn’t an issue. Again, thank you for your
consideration.
Monthly meetings
October 2nd - Millcreek Sewing
6044 Peach Street No Meeting this month –
October 14th -
Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing
801 W. 26th Street 9:00 am-11:00 am
October 17th -
Doug Yaple Vacuum 1815 E. 38th
Street 10:00am-2:00pm
Looking Ahead:
February 15th, 2020- National Make a Blanket Day
August 11th, 2020
Erie Gives
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at:
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Warmly,
