Make A Blanket Day Winner Announced!

Congratulations to Karen Sponsler of Greentop!  Karen (on the left in the photo) won the new Janome sewing machine provided by Quilted Square in Kirksville.  Tammy Jones, owner of Quilted Square, drew Karen's name from more than 900 eligible entries.  Thanks to all that participated in our annual event.  It was a great day with wonderful volunteers.

CONGRATULATIONS, KAREN!!!

Save the Date

National "Make A Blanket" Day

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

El Kadir Shrine Club in Kirksville

Hope to see you there!

Some Precious Volunteers

Our Chapter would not exist if it were not for the more than 250 volunteers that make blankets and donate them for area children in need.  Many of you make blankets at home, when you have a spare moment.  Others get together with friends and make stacks and stacks of blankets.  This past winter, a group of women in the Worthington area, met on Tuesdays and put their "pedal to the metal" and made soft, cuddly blankets.  Thank you, Ladies!!  Pictured below are just a few of the ladies that met weekly:

Pictured from left are:  Joy Bushnell, Donna Leach, Pat Ruggles, Vivian Young, and Mary Ellen Followwill.

Make A Blanket Day Winner Announced

 Congratulations to Jane Dager (on left in photo) of Kirksville on winning the new sewing machine provided by Tammy Jones (on right in photo) of Quilted Square, LLC!  Jane's name was drawn from all eligible entries at 4:00 PM on February 19th at the conclusion of our sew in.

 A great turn-out for this year's event meant lots of blankets were made for area children in need of our blanket hugs.  Volunteers Rita and Merry (above), and Peggy (below) are just a few of those that came prepared for a day of sewing.  Peggy was impressive with her machine quilting...wish you could see it up close as it was beautiful!

I hope to post more photos from the day in the next few weeks, so check back often!

National "Make A Blanket Day" Sew-In

Saturday, February 19, 2011

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

El Kadir Shrine Club
Kirksville

Hourly door prizes - Lunch provided - Great fellowship - Win a new sewing machine - Pre-cut blanket kits available - No sewing experience necessary - Crocheters and knitters welcome (bring your own project to work on) - Bring a friend - Special guest speaker

Donations of cotton fabric, fleece and acrylic yarn accepted at this event.

Plan to attend, and help the North Central Missouri Chapter of Project Linus make new blankets for area children in need!

For more information, call Conni at 947-4315

We Won!

Thank you to all who voted for Project Linus in the JoAnn's "Craft for a Cause" contest. Project Linus National Headquarters was the BIG winner of the $50,000 grand prize.

Project Linus National Headquarters has not announced what they will do with the winnings, but this is the largest one-time donation that they have received!

Congratulations!

Craft for a Cause Entry

This quilt was entered into the "Craft for a Cause" contest by one of our Blanketeers, Cyndi! Isn't it adorable. A special little girl will love the dress-ups on this quilt. Here's hoping Cyndi wins one of the 5 individual prizes.

Has anyone else entered a blanket into this contest?

Don't forget, starting November 7th, to go and vote for Project Linus! You can vote once per day until December 4th.