Project Linus.
#2
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 243
I have made dozens of quilts for Project Linus, sorry, don't have any pictures, but have made d9p, d4p, or just sewed squares of 5 or 6 inches together until I got the size of quilt I needed. I also have done appliqued Sunbonnet Sue, but mostly I try to make quilts that are more appropriate for little boys. Seems like everybody likes to make the cute "little girl" type quilts and the little fellas get left out.
#3
i just made this one and it turned out darling! http://www.quiltmaker.com/content_do..._Ball_1335.pdf
quiltmaker and quilter's cache have many free patterns for PL. just google
quiltmaker and quilter's cache have many free patterns for PL. just google
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Coventry UK
Posts: 3,058
My quilt group of 14 presented 45 quilts to our local co- ordinator just before Christmas! Anything is acceptable! Suitable for babies to teenagers. Cot size to single bed size! They always need quilts suitable for boys!
Last edited by CoventryUK; 01-20-2014 at 02:17 PM.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 381
You all do beautiful work. I make at least 21 Linus quilts each month. Half of them are fleece with a crocheted edge in a contrasting or decorative color yarn. The others are made from a 11/2 yard by 44" or whatever the width of the fabric is print layered with a flannel back that coordinates. I rarely do much piecing. I layer them pillowcase style and then "birth" them. I leave the one end open and tuck in the edges to finish it off. I machine quilt them with a decorative stitch and sometimes decorative thread vertically about every 4". I finish up by sewing about a half inch inside the outside seam. This creates a false binding and closes off the open end. I use childish prints, fun stuff like cowboys, trucks or other male related stuff. Preprinted panels sure beat having to piece and save a lot of time. As someone else mentioned we always need more quilts for boys. It just seems like they are the ones that end up in the ER the most often. I have gotten numerous thank you notes from families over the years telling me how much the blanket meant to the child and his family. For the little boys it gives them an excuse to have something to cuddle that doesn't threaten their so called "manliness" the hospitals also appreciate the small quilts that are just the right size to shade an isolate in the NECU.
#8
Hilary, your quilt group make beautiful quilts. Wow.
Mpspeedy, my, what a blessing you are to soooo many! You have really inspired me in how I can more quickly use the fabric that I have. Thanks.
QuiltingNan, cute pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Mpspeedy, my, what a blessing you are to soooo many! You have really inspired me in how I can more quickly use the fabric that I have. Thanks.
QuiltingNan, cute pattern. Thanks for sharing.
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