Quiltworks Northwest

We've been collecting quilts for Project Linus and they are always appreciated. Whenever you feel you can spend some time creating a small quilt to donate to Project Linus, keep us in mind. It is so satisfying to help Project Linus get much needed warm and comfort to others in need at local hospitals and shelters, so please keep those quilts coming and thank you for your support in help us help others in need. If you're looking for opportunities to sew for Linus in the company of friends, our Open Classrooms are a perfect opportunity for you.

We'd like to send a special Thank You to Eydie Sloan, one of our QuiltWorks fixtures, for the extra effort she has put into providing quilts for Project Linus.

For more information about our work with Project Linus, please view our previous postings.

By the way, if you can't stop in the shop, you may purchase a Linus Kit online to donate to our volunteer sewers.
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Hearts & Hands: Providing Warmth and Comfort for Local Hospitals and Shelters
Update Posted: 8/25/06

We've been collecting quilts for Project Linus and they are always appreciated. Whenever you feel you can spend some time creating a small quilt to donate to Project Linus, keep us in mind. It is so satisfying to help Project Linus get much needed warm and comfort to others in need at local hospitals and shelters, so please keep those quilts coming and thank you for your support in help us help others in need.
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Hearts & Hands: Providing Warmth and Comfort for Local Hospitals and Shelters

Update Posted: 1/23/06

We've all helped to donate 300+ beautiful quilts and blankets to Project Linus so far. Please consider helping keep others warm by donating fabric, sewing time, and completed quilts and blankets. Katrina needs have been fulfilled. Going forward we will continue to work with Project Linus to get much needed warm and comfort to others in need at local hospitals and shelters, so please keep those quilts coming and keep us in mind when looking for a project that helps others in need.
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Hearts & Hands: Providing Warmth and Comfort for Local Hospitals and Shelters

Update Posted: 12/4/05

We've all helped to donate 250+ beautiful quilts and blankets to Project Linus so far and we'll soon be sending more. Please consider helping keep others warm by donating fabric, sewing time, and completed quilts and blankets. Katrina needs have been fulfilled, but we will continue to work with Project Linus to get much needed warm and comfort to others in need at local hospitals and shelters, so please keep those quilts coming and keep us in mind when looking for a project that helps others in need.

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Hearts & Hands Providing Hope for Katrina Victims

Update Posted: 11/11/05

We've all helped to donate 200+ beautiful quilts and blankets to Project Linus so far and we'll soon be sending more. Thank you to every person who has donated fabric, sewing time, and completed quilts and blankets. Our contact, Maggie, has indicated that they will likely be collecting quilt and blanket donations for Katrina victims well into November. When Katrina needs have been fulfilled we will continue to work with Project Linus to get much needed warm and comfort to others in need at local hospitals and shelters, so please keep us in mind when looking for a project that helps others in need. _______________________________________________________________________

Hearts & Hands Providing Hope for Katrina Victims

Update Posted: 9/21/05

We've all helped to donate 94 beautiful quilts and blankets to Project Linus so far and we'll soon be sending more. Our heartfelt thanks to every person who has donated fabric, sewing time, and completed quilts and blankets. Our contact, Maggie, has indicated that they will likely be collecting quilt and blanket donations for Katrina victims well into November. When Katrina needs have been fulfilled we will continue to work with Project Linus to get much needed warm and comfort to others in need, so please keep us in mind when looking for a project that helps others in need.

If you'd like to donate your time and energy to create a quilt for donation, please refer to our class calendar for Linus Sew Days.
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Project Linus Donations Benefit Katrina Victims

Update Posted: 9/7/05
About Project Linus Quilt Kits & our Opportunity Quilt Drawing

Our Linus Kits are specially made for Project Linus participation. Kits include everything you need to make a donation quilt for Project Linus: Top, batting, back, binding & simple instructions. It is not a difficult or time consuming quilt to make. Our opportunity quilt was made by our store manager, Chardel Blaine. She has donated the quilt to be used to raise funds for the American Red Cross in support of Relief Efforts in the Gulf Coast area. For every donation, you may fill out an entry form and be eligible to win this beautiful quilt.
You can offer your support to Hurricane victims in many ways. Here are a few suggestions:
· Bring any quilt, blanket or afghan to QuiltWorks for donation to Project Linus.
· Purchase a kit, make it yourself and bring it back to QuiltWorks for Project Linus.
· Purchase a kit and leave it at QuiltWorks for a volunteer to sew for Project Linus.
· Pick up a donated kit, sew it together and bring it back to QuiltWorks for Project Linus.
· Come to a Linus Sew Day, buy a kit or pick up a donated kit, sew it together and leave it with us at QuiltWorks.
· Come to the shop to make a donation to the American Red Cross and enter your name in our opportunity drawing.

If you can't stop in the shop, you may purchase a Linus Kit online to donate to our volunteer sewers. Please see the featured product display to the right.

Linus Sew Days

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Posted: 9/3/05

Here in the Northwest we are miles away from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the South. Still, our hearts are deeply saddened and many of us are wondering how we can help.

Locally, QuiltWorks will be a collection point for Project Linus. Quilters may bring new, finished quilts to QuiltWorks for delivery to the local chapter of Project Linus. For more information about this organization and guidelines for donated quilts, please visit the Project Linus Web site.

Also, QuiltWorks will be providing several options for those of you who want to do more. First, we will soon have Linus kits available for a much reduced cost. Quilters can make them for donation OR non-sewers may purchase these kits to leave at the shop for volunteers who are willing to sew them together for donation to Project Linus. Second, we will be announcing open sew days on which anyone willing may come and use our classroom space to work on donation quilts for Project Linus - they may be from your own stash or kits that we provide. Any help is appreciated. Third, as we did for Tsunami Relief efforts, we will again have an opportunity quilt - you'll be able to enter a drawing to win a wonderful quilt created by our store manager, Chardel, who spent many years and made many friends in the New Orleans area.

Further from home, Quilts, Inc. (the organizer of International Quilt Market & Festival), has posted on their website other ways that we can help. They are collecting contributions at their Houston headquarters and matching quilters' monetary donations to the American Red Cross. For more information about this organization, please visit the Quilts, Inc Web site.

Thank you for anything you can do to support relief efforts and comfort these unfortunate victims. Inspiration comes in all forms and mine will be in the ability to give them some hope.

Our best regards, Stacie and our family at QuiltWorks Northwest