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I took the pictures, I washed the blankets, I even delivered them to Project Linus and I forgot to post the pics. This one started with the grey pieces. I had planned to quilt them together over a year ago with a yarn that… Continue Reading “Blankets 56 – 64 2012”
I have posted about two charity walks that I have done with Fiona, and on Friday I registered for a third. This time, because Wright-Way is the shelter that brought me Gibbs, I set up a fundraising account. This is the picture they first… Continue Reading “Wright-Way Rescue’s Run for Shelter 5K”
Most non-profits will have some kind of annual gathering to thank the volunteers. Cocktail parties around the holidays are rather popular. My chapter of Project Linus has a Saturday morning tea in September. The fabulous thing about it is the program filled with representatives… Continue Reading “Project Linus Volunteer Appreciation – 2012”
Next up on the circuit if North Suburban charity dog walks was the Pooch Parade to benefit Orphans of the Storm. I didn’t catch the number of participants, but their Facebook pages says they raised $7,000. Again, Fiona was perfectly pleasant, greeted people and… Continue Reading “2012 Orphans of the Storm Pooch Parade”
There was a ton – a ton – of donated fleece at Starbucks night last month. I took eight pieces and managed to finish them all just in time. Nothing fancy going on here. The Cubs fleece has embroidered logos, which some kid is… Continue Reading “Blankets 48 – 55”
All last summer I waited for Gibbs to be old enough (he didn’t finish his puppy shots until August) and mature enough to start doing charity walks with me. There are several local animal shelters and they all have such events when the weather… Continue Reading “Heartland K9 Walk of Love 2012”
OMG I totally forgot to take pictures of the three finished blankets that I brought to Starbucks night. One was a solid pink fleece with the variegated yarn from Joann Fabric. The second was a solid purple blanket with a different variegated fleece from… Continue Reading “Blankets 45-47 and the Community Blanket Concept”
Today was the bi-monthly Blanket Day for my chapter of Project Linus. I hadn’t quite finished my stash, which is ok because Starbucks night is this week. However, I managed to bring in five: We are about at the point where I don’t know… Continue Reading “Blankets 40 – 44 of 2012”
Starbucks night is tomorrow and here is my latest batch of Project Linus blankets: On the left with the vintage cars has four rows of Caron white. The red one in the center has a variegated yarn from Red Heart (I forget the name)… Continue Reading “Blankets 34 – 39”
Three Project Linus events in one week: Saturday’s Bi-Monthly Blanket Day – 490 blankets bagged, tagged and ready to deliver Tuesday’s Fundraiser at Culver’s – $455 raised on the raffles alone and a pile of quilt squares from Kids Helping Kids Wednesday’s Monthy Starbucks’s… Continue Reading “Blankets 32 & 33”
The Next Dark Age 