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NEXT MEETING

Saturday December 21 -- 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Severna Park Community Center, Magothy Room

Holiday Party

Celebrate the season among Project Linus friends at our annual Holiday meeting.

Members whose last names begin with A to H, please bring drinks - apple cider, water, sodas, etc.
Members whose last names begin with I to P, please bring sweets.
Members whose last names begin with Q to Z, please bring something savory.
Cups and paper goods are being provided.

We’ll have fun piecing together fleece squares that have been cut from fleece remnants. We’ll have our raffle drawing and our Show and Tell where you can show off your recent favorite blanket project.

Upcoming Meetings

  • Wednesday JANUARY 8, 2025 10:00 am to 1:30 pm -- BSH
  • Saturday JANUARY 18, 2025 10:00 am to NOON -- BSH
  • Wednesday JANUARY 22, 2025 10:00 am to 1:30 pm -- BSH

News

Our birthday fairy has indicated that the birthday list is out of date. If you like the idea of receiving a greeting from your friends at Project Linus on your birthday, we’ll have a sign-up sheet for month and day (no year necessary) and address. Or email the Chapter Coordinator and she’ll add you to the list.

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!
  • It’s never too soon to work on Backpack Buddy blankets. Last year between the schools and the Stanton Center we donated 380 double fleece blankets! The demand will likely be higher this year - so get sewing!
  • 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!
  • Dropoff locations are now the JoAnn Fabrics in Annapolis, the Severna Park Community Center, and the new quilt shop just opened in Severna Park - Cottonwood Quilting, Arts and Antiques at 548 Benfield Road in the Benfield Village Shopping Center at Benfield and Jumper’s Hole Roads (alongside the Szechuan Inn). They’ve made space in their kitchen, so let them know that you are dropping off blankets for Project Linus.

Past Meetings

Wednesday December 4
BLANKET WORK DAY
Wednesday November 20
BLANKET WORK DAY
Saturday, November 16, 2024
C2C CROCHET FRENZY
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Saturday, September 21, 2024
AFTERNOON MEETING
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Saturday, August 17, 2024
MORNING MEETING
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Saturday, July 20, 2024
LEARN CROCHETED EDGES FOR FLEECE

Helen Carr will demonstrate fun ways to finish fleece blankets with different crocheted edges.

July 10, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
June 26, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
June 15, 2024
MORE FUN WITH FLEECE

Sandy Suydam will demonstrate how to make loopy edged fleece blankets.

June 5, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
May 18, 2024
FUN WITH FLEECE AND FLANNEL

Leah will demonstrate how to make fleece squares from scraps and back with flannel.

April 24, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
April 20, 2024
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DAY

In recognition of the fact that we couldn’t begin to function without all of you, come your accomplishments with your Project Linus friends. Bring your finished blankets for Show and Tell, spend some time getting to know each other, shop for fabric and yarn (we have a huge collection of both), then enjoy the afternoon event, with tasty treats and little tokens of our appreciation.

March 16, 2024
QUILTERS FROLIC! We’ll be focused on our quilters for this meeting as we have received a large donation of beautiful quilting cotton. We invite the quilters to come and choose fabric for their next Project Linus quilts. We’ll have tables and cutting mats available to get your next quilts up and running!
March 2, 2024
REGISTER FOR THE KNIT AND CROCHET ALONG BY MARCH 22
Registration link available at https://www.projectlinus.org/knitcrochet/ beginning March 2nd. Downloadable pattern instructions will be sent to you on March 23rd 2024.

COST: $20 donation to Project Linus for either the crocheted or knitted pattern or you can sign up for both for $40. Please designate the ANNAPOLIS PROJECT LINUS CHAPTER on your registration as the recipient of your donation so that the donation is applied to our chapter.

If you miss the March 22nd registration cutoff, don't give up! You can still register and get the patterns! However, the cost increases to $25/$50 and you will not be able to direct your donation to our chapter (it will be shared among all PL chapters).

Feb 14, 2024
BLANKET WORK DAY
Feb 10, 2024
Sandy Campbell will demonstrate how to braid the edges of double fleece blankets, which is a quick way of making those Backpack Buddy Blankets. (October will creep up on us before we know it!).

Jan 18, 2024
The Severna Park location of Joann Fabrics has CLOSED