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Sizes of blankets for Project Linus and Nursing Homes

1/21/2012

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For Project Linus: Sally has requested larger blankets for older kids, tweens, teen-agers - we talked about those sizes at the meeting. I deleted her message from last week, but I know that she DID NOT want long, skinny blankets (what I am picturing as the ones we are doing for nursing homes) and she didn't want anything smaller than 25 x 25. I would say do not make anything smaller than 30 x 30. I believe that the ones smaller than that are for the preemies and should not be made out of fleece. So for our requirements I would say - nothing smaller than 30 x 30. On the larger ones, you will just have to use your judgment. You certainly don't need to make them 2 yards like some of the material donated. I think about a yard and a half makes a square one. You can make it a little shorter than that if you want to. Most of the material is about 50-60 inches wide before cutting off the selvage. They do not have to be perfect. We do want them to look very nice because they are representing our group and Project Linus. They will return what is not done correctly, and I would like to avoid that. Tomorrow I will send out instructions about how we decided the blankets need to be turned in for Project Linus during the year. Please ask if you have any questions.

For Nursing Home information, I am going to copy her posting directly off of the Quilter's Emporium website. These can be turned in to Tanya or me each month at our meeting. Tanya takes a quilting class there once a month and I'm sure she would be happy to deliver the blankets throughout the year. This would eliminate any of us having to store these blankets at our homes for the entire year. I haven't had a chance to talk to Tanya about this yet, but I am thinking that it will be OK :o)

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The blankets do not have to be this exact size. It is an approximate size that they want to use for lap blankets. I'm sure they would love to have other things on the list also.


Men- Small clock radio with large numerals, new cotton handkerchiefs, US flag lapel pins, small manicure kits, new socks, tubes of hand cream or lotion, lightly scented cologne or after shave, tie, magnifying glass, large text books, book of crossword puzzles or word searches, lap blanket/quilt to throw over their legs while in their wheelchairs (approximately 36" x 50"), picture frame, baseball-type cap, battery operated wall clock, night light, simple craft project, wheel chair pocket bags

Women- Small clock radio with large numerals, new cotton handkerchiefs, small packs of tissues, brush and/or comb, US flag or angel pin, small manicure kits, tubes of lightly scented hand cream and/or soaps, socks with non-skid rubber dots, large text books, silky-type scarf, lap blanket/quilt to throw over their legs while in their wheelchairs (approximately 36" x 50"), nice shower cap, picture frame, doily, hair accessories (barrettes, covered hair bands, etc), battery operated wall clock, night light, Red Hat items, simple craft project, wheel chair pocket bags




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Minutes from Thursday, January 19

1/21/2012

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These are some of the decisions that were made Thursday. Nothing is written in stone (except the way blankets have to be turned in to me or Project Linus-which will be in another message), so we can change anything at anytime.

We set our goal for Project Linus - 100 blankets this year - that means about 10 blankets per person. This is the amount that we produced for 2011. If we do more - great. This seems like a reasonable goal for us as the blankets are single layer now. We set our goal for the Nursing Homes at 50 blankets - we decided on that number because we have "adopted" a nursing home that has been somewhat forgotten by others and they have about 40 people living there. The extra 10 are because they needed extra blankets at the end of the year last year and this might help. We donated 154 last year, so I think this is a doable goal.

I will send out sizes needed by Project Linus and Nursing Homes (quilter's emporium) in a different message. We have fabric donated to us for the Project Linus blankets and have agreed as a group to buy the material for the nursing homes. I have some material here that has been sized, cut, and the holes have been cut for crocheting. I purchased this material and did the work on it, but will be happy to sell them to you for what I have in to it. I figure they average about $10.00 for the blanket as is. This is an average cost based on the size of the blanket and the cost of the material. Then you need to do the edging.

I am happy to share anything I know about crocheting with anyone. I am also happy to help you cut holes in fleece with my wheel and equipment. I do ask that you have the material washed, selvages cut off, and the material squared before you bring it for the holes. If you don't know what I am talking about, please ask me. I will be happy to help you. The link for the skip-stitch wheel was requested: http://www.skipstitch.com/order.htm They also have them for purchase at the Project Linus meetings and I will be happy to pick one up for you when I go. They meet on the second Thursday of the month, and the wheels cost $12.00. Directions on how to use blade: http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/ssbi.html OK, that's it for this message. Later - How to turn in blankets to be donated and what sizes do they need? Thanks so much for everything!!
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