Members of Bradley Stoke Sew and Sos often have surplus fabric left from projects, so they decided to put them to good use and make quilts for Project Linus. At their January meeting the quilts were started and finished off at home. Some members had been industrious during lockdown and had already made quite a few quilts.
The quilts varied in size from baby ones 24”x 30” to children’s 36”x42”. Designs varied and were dependent on the fabrics available. The aim was to make them as colourful and interesting as possible. Some members knitted 24” square blankets following patterns provided by Project Linus.
At the April meeting, Janet Purvis, the local representative for Project Linus, attended and gave an interesting talk about the history of Project Linus and how it operates today. Locally, around 500 blankets go to the Bristol Children’s Hospital each year.
The group were able to hand over 36 quilts and blankets. Chris Mackey, chair, thanked Janet for attending and members for their time and generous donations.
Bradley Stoke Sew and Sos is a friendly group of like-minded sewers who meet at the Jubilee Centre on the third Monday of each month between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Anyone interested in finding out more can visit the website bradleystokesewandsos.weebly.com and complete an enquiry form. The membership secretary will then get in contact.
About Project Linus
Project Linus UK is a voluntary organisation that aims to provide a sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers through the provision of new homemade patchwork quilts and knitted blankets.
Volunteer area co-ordinators deliver around 3,500 quilts and blankets to sick, disabled or disadvantaged children across the UK each month.
Find out more on their website projectlinusuk.org.uk
This article originally appeared in the May 2022 issue of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine (on page 25).
