May 2019 Newsletter

Hello Blanketeers,

Many thanks are due to all the participating quilters who contributed their “twin-size” children’s quilts to the project we committed to last month.  

Tooele, Royal Family Kids Camp had asked us to provide 50 hand-made quilts for the counseling camp which is scheduled for July this summer. 

This is a week devoted to giving hope and love to children who have been abused or neglected.  This summer they will each be taking home with them from camp – a handmade Linus quilt.  In order to have assurance that they were to have them in time we agreed to a date in May to deliver them.

You quilters are amazing – generous – talented – efficient!!   We finished a month early.  I was able to have the director of the program; Kendra Keddington and Angela Sorenson (who found Project Linus in the first place) come to my house and pick up the complete group of gorgeous quilts.  Here they are squishing bags of quilts into the Jeep Cherokee.

As you know – we usually make quilts in smaller sizes for babies and cribs.  This was an ambitions project and I am very proud of all of you who worked so hard to complete the request:

       Sweet Charity Sisters, Joy Millet, Jackie Cohen, Lanette Powell,  Square Corner Quilters, and Mountain Vista Church Quilters.   

Retiring from Leadership

Two of our long time blanket makers from South Valley are retiring from their position of organizers – Edrie Allred and Lynn Milsap.  They will continue to make blankets with their group which contributes exclusively to Project Linus, but they will take a rest from being the organizers.    

This is an ambitious group of blanket makers.  They will continue to meet at the Riverton Senior Center under the direction of Jackie Cohen who has been a contributing blanket maker and fund raiser for Project Linus for 6 years.  

   Contact Jackie at 805-256-5079 if you would like to join this group.  They work from about 9:30 am to noon.  Everyone is welcome to bring a piece of fleece and make fringe loop blankets. Meeting next -  May 24th

Of course, everyone is invited to participate in the blanket making day at OSLC, 2500 East 3900 South from 10:00am to 2:00pm the first Monday of every month.  Meeting next - May 6^th.

Thanks for making PL successful in SLCounty.  
   Millie and Patsy