An article appeared in Parade Magazine entitled "Joy to the World" by Pulitzer prize winning photo-journalist, Eddie Adams. Part of the article featured a petite, downy haired child. She had been going through intensive chemotherapy and states that her security blanket has helped her get throug treatments. Karen Loucks decided to provide homemade security blankets to Denver's Rocky Mountain Children's Cancer Centre. Project Linus was born.
In Islay we are doing our bit and have send several quilts to the UK out-let for project linus, as you can see by our walls, we have quite a few more ready to send.
why don't you contact either my-self or the project linus web site for more details and help some child today.
In July 2002, we held our 2nd Exhibition at Balleygrant Hall, and decided to promote Project Linus by signing a square, or writing a message, this was so successful that we have carried on with this in our workshop and have sent 10 blankets in 2 months to Project linus. Here are some of the squares and the finished blankets that our visitors help us make.
After a visit to the Islay Quilters during the summer, Sue Clark returned home and started making quilts for Project Linus. 12 quilts later and many of her friends now also involved, she has involved the Young Embroiderers group of Chichister too, above are some of the girls with there beautiful quilts, WELL DONE GIRLS, you put the adult stitchers to shame.
UPDATE - April 2003
The girls have made over 100 quilts for Project linus
MARCH 2003 15,832 BLANKETS nave been made throughout the UK and sent to children
PROJECT LINUS DAY
7th June 2003, saw us busy trying to catch up on our Project Linus Quilts.
Ella, Suzanne in front with Cherry, Rosemary, Rona and Janey in the background, I am hiding behind the camera. (Rae)
Here Rosemary is pretending I am not taking her picture at the end of a VERY busy Project Linus day.
The chocolate cake is mine thanks to Suzanne who knew just how to keep us working hard.
16 more quilts were sent to Project Linus July 2003
