News and Events
NEXT MEETING
Saturday JUNE 21, 2025 --- 10:00 am to NOON
Severna Park Community Center, Boone Station Hall (BSH)
QUILTERS' QUEST
Stop by and join volunteers in making blankets for children who are ill or in need. We've been busily putting together new fabrics into kits, and we have lots of panels that will be a great start on creating new quilts. We'll have a special raffle of some Linus fat quarters which we were gifted for having participated in the Scrappy Quilting challenge. We’ll also have a bin of “Last Chance” fabrics that have been around for a while that will be passed onto another charity if they don’t go on Saturday. Bring your finished blankets for Show and Tell, shop for fabric and yarn (we have a huge collection of both).
Upcoming Meetings
- Wednesday JUNE 25, 2025 - 9:30 am to 1:30 pm - BSH
- Wednesday JULY 9, 2025 - 9:300 am to 1:30 pm - BSH
- Wednesday JULY 16, 2025 - 9:30 am to 1:30 pm - BSH
- Saturday JULY 19, 2025 - 10:00 am to NOON - BSH
News
Looking for those with expertise in knitting machines. We’re being offered a donation of some and we’d love to have someone familiar with them help us decide about the donation (we expect to have access to them some time later in June). Please get in touch with the Chapter Coordinator if you can help us out.
Dropoff locations are now
- Capital Vacuum and Sewing Center
- the Severna Park Community Center
- Cottonwood Quilting, Arts and Antiques
It’s never too soon to work on Backpack Buddy blankets. Last year we donated 426 double fleece blankets! The demand will likely be higher this year - so get sewing!
All quilters, crocheters and knitters...
Frustrated with a project (material/yarn not laying right, too much or not
enough fabric/yarn, etc.)? Feel free to bring your problem project to our
meeting for help and advice.
Reminders
- QUILTERS: with the fabulous fabric donations we’ve received, we have a mix of washed and unwashed fabrics. Please be sure all fabrics are washed before cutting and sewing, to avoid uneven shrinkage in your finished item.
- PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU’VE REMOVED ALL PINS before donating a blanket. PL National has reported that TWO children had been hurt by pins left in a seam. As a result, ALL BLANKETS need to be brought to a meeting or dropped off at a drop off point and then taken to a meeting so that each and every one can be vetted by another person. When labeling blankets, please check carefully for any errant pins.
- PLEASE HAND-SEW LABELS ON SECURELY. They are still coming off in the washing machine.
- MINIMUM acceptable size is 32” by 32” That's larger than national PL rules -- this is a chapter-specific request. Larger is always better!
- When donating yarn, PLEASE give it to the Chapter Coordinator and DO NOT put it directly into the yarn bins (We’ve been getting too many wool and wool blends, which we can’t use for Project Linus blankets)
- We still need someone to take over the Saturday meeting programs. The job entails finding someone to present on a knitting, crocheting or quilting topic, handling the door prizes and the show and tell. We’ve got a bin full of items for door prizes. If you like the Saturday programs and want to keep them going, please volunteer!