Signature Quilt for a special lady. For those of you who contributed blocks or are about to, here is the colorful results of so many PL volunteers! I will add photos as blocks arrive.

Delivering 100 Blankets

Nemours Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington DE is one of my favorite facilities.

Rob and I had the opportunity to take 100 wonderful, colorful blankets to the children's hospital. There the Child Life Coordinators will use them in very special ways for sick, fragile and hurting children. I know that Christmas is coming soon and the whole department is preparing for the programming they have for the kids. We are lucky to have a world reknown children's hospital here on the DelMarVa Peninsula! Its good to be able to help them, help children.

Linus' Blanket is now in the National Toy Hall of Fame!

In today's news, from the Associated Press, Linus's blanket has
landed recently in the National Toy Hall of Fame! Curators said the blanket
was a special addition in the spirit of two earlier inductees, the cardboard
box and the stick. They praised its ability to serve either as recreational
raw material or an accessory transferred in many ways by a child's
imagination. For Linus, the comfort imparted by his precious blue blanket
blends with its"play function" as a lasso, a whip, a Snoopy tow rope and, in
later adventures, "when he talks about turning his blanket into a sports coat
when he grows up." Getting into the National Toy Hall of Fame isn't easy.
Each toy must be widely recognized, foster learning, creativity or
discovery through play, and endure in popularity over generations. Yeah, for
our blankets!

More pictures to show the signature quilt block

Signature Quilt

Blocks should be sewn onto a solid 100% cotton background. Please choose a
clear bright color for the
background.
Strips should be from black & white print fabrics.
Before mailing, please sign or embroider your name and a cheery message in
the center diagonal! Be careful that the writing is not too close to the
edges, to allow us to trim the edge of each block and allow for seams. Please
use a Crayola or other good quality permanent ink, fabric marker.

Cut 1 10" square of a bright, clear solid color cotton fabric. This is your background fabric. When complete you will see a diagonal strip of this color in the finished block.

Draw a diagonal 3" wide on the reverse side.

Strips may be all same width or random. Use a flip and sew method to sew
strips onto background square.

Stitch the first strip on each side of diagonal area, by following the
lines you have drawn on the reverse.
Press flat and sew another strip. Repeat until the corners are
covered.

Please mail completed square to Donna Clarke, 1400 Cedar St, Pocomoke
City MD 21851

Signature quilt pattern

Blankets on display at Salem UMC

Blankets on display at Salem UMC

Kids Helping Kids

At Saturday's Furnace Town Outdoor Quilt Show, children colored quilt squares with fabric markers. The theme was "Transportation and Wheels". 14 colorful quilt pieces were completed, so now I have to sew them into a fitting quilt to showcase their art work. The children got to see a quilt made from colored squares from a previous quilt show. One artist participated both times! thank you Gracie!

"Adopt an Orphan" day for Project Linus

Friday September 23 at 4 pm, Project Linus will host our first "Adopt an Orphan" Day.

Participating quilters will choose a diaper from the baby bed. Each diaper will contain 1 or more "orphan" quilt blocks. Fabric will be provided for each participant to complete a quilt top using the contents of their diaper! It will be important to do some sharing of ideas and brainstorming in order to make a nice quilt.

Strippers Race a Success!

The Great Strippers Race

The Great Strippers Race

Wednesday August 24

4 pm - 6 pm

Robinanne's Quilting Shop

129 Market St

Pocomoke City MD

Join us! We will learn who has the fastest sewing machine in town, as volunteers gather for the race! I will provide 30, 2 1/2" wide x WOF strips, & 1 half strip of pre-cut fabric. Racers will complete a child's quilt top for Project Linus. There will be a prize for the fastest quilter!

I am suggesting that you call Robin at 410-957-4766 or me at 410-713-9321 to register.

The fastest time so far is 34 minutes. Can you beat that time?

See ya!

Successful Conference Held in Peoria

Successful Conference Held in Peoria IL

My husband and I returned from the Project Linus National Conference held in Peoria IL for 4 very hot days in July! We came back energized for this mission, brought new ideas and new patterns for quilters. Project Linus is now 15 years old. Nationally, we have given 5 million hand made blankets to children. Our local chapter is 7 1/2 years old. We have given 5000 blankets on DelMarVa! This shows great dedication. Volunteers keep this momentum going. From the ladies who sew, quilt, knit & crochet, to the college students from SU who make hundreds of fleece blankets to the others who help in other ways, we get the job done. All blankets have a Project Linus label sewn on by 2 volunteers. All blankets have a hang tag. One volunteer writes thank you notes. Several volunteers drive hundreds of miles to deliver blankets. It takes money to keep this going also. Donations are always welcome.

Thanks to all who help in any way