Looking forward to a time to pause and give thanks.
November blanket days are scheduled at:
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Monday November 6th 10:00 am.
Riverton Senior Center Monday 9:30 am. November 20th (so not to conflict with Thanksgiving weekend).
Something
New? – A Quilt-Bee Quilt
Have you heard of this - an “online quilt bee”? Apparently the organizer solicits participants
who then send their quilt blocks to her in the mail. They communicate by email. So the quilt has many participants on a color
scheme and design. Usually they run for 12
months and 12 people each have a month to make their quilts. There are several variations of how this
could work. This beautiful quilt is “seeing stars” by
Imagine Circle.
Knitting circles are also still popular. They allow time for visiting, for exchanging
ideas, and for making friends with people who sit together and work together. The social and sharing part of knitting
circles keeps them viable.
It may be much
cheaper to buy at Walmart – but where is
the Love?
A New October Project
Blanketeer, Beckie Bailey, (who put our blanket pattern on
the blogspot) has been busy this month directing a group of volunteers in the
skill of making Linus blankets. Their
blankets ranged from fleece fringe to crochet edges as you see in this
picture. Thanks for your service
Michelle Lunt and Cari Vassel and all their helpers.
Our Goals as PL Blanketeers
In our fast-paced
society it is easy to get caught up in the idea that bigger is always
better. Our chapter has grown – but at this time we are doing as
much as any one chapter can do and do well.
Our focus has always been quality not quantity.
The blankets that
you blanketeers hand-make are special gifts for children in crisis. Each one is made carefully and skillfully so
that the child who receives it would want it as a keepsake even after the
cuddle days are over.
I just wanted to
remind you all that we do -what we do -because we love the process of creating original
gifts -quilts, crochets, etc.
That’s where the love is.
Thanks to all you blanketeers for your continued work of
love.
Millie
