Year: 2023

This Saturday is our Luncheon and Game Day meeting! We will start the meeting portion promptly at 1000, so give yourself plenty of time to sign in. This month starts the sign up for September’s full day class with Candyce Grisham.
We’ll start with a quick meeting, followed by games; lunch around 1100…followed by more games. With some prizes, of course! This meeting will NOT have Show and Tell, so we have more time to play and socialize. The August yard sale meeting WILL have Show and Tell.
This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know newer members. Let’s all make a new friend this Saturday! Kim

Hello, Guild Members!

Thank you all for your support of Project Linus. Our recent Sew Day was a fantastic success (pictures below), and I have some fun projects to share with the Guild:

1. Quilters can participate in a collaborative project and make a squares for a quilt top. The pattern for the blanket can be found here: https://suzyquilts.com/free-squared-quilt-pattern/ and dimensions for the individual block is attached below. It’s a simple 6″ square with a 3 1/2″ border on each side. Use a fun print for the center and a corresponding solid (or solid-ish) for the border!
2. Take home Quilt Kits are now available! Fabric and patterns are provided and are prepared by guild member Paula. I’ll bring the kits to the guild meeting on Saturday. I’ll just need to get your name and contact information if you take one home. You can bring the completed tops to the guild meeting in August! If you’d like to quilt the top yourself that would be wonderful, or consider making a small donation to Project Linus to help offset the costs of quilting the tops professionally ($5 suggested).

Thank you all for sharing your talents with the community. You can reach me with questions at elliegrix@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Ellie Grix

Chapter Coordinator, Project Linus of Savannah / Hilton Head

Hi, SQG Quilters,

I’m doing some work on the website this week. I hope that it will not interfere with any logins, but it may.  If you have trouble logging in, please try again after I send out another post about the work being complete.

Thanks,

Renee

I will be going to Augusta Sewing Center next week to pick up my sewing machine.  If you have one that needs to be serviced, please contact me and I will be happy to drop it off.  Call or text deb brown: 912.328.7731.

Dear quilters,

Our friend, Marilyn Smith, passed away this morning.  She was loved by so many in our group.  Her bright outlook on life and her flair for artfully created modern quilting will always live in our hearts.

Please keep her family in your prayers!

Renee

Guild Members: if you have any scrap batting or leftover blocks from a project, consider making a few NICU Hearts for Memorial Health! Project Linus and Memorial Heath collaborate with “Blanketeers” to provide little hearts for the babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The hearts are given to parents who have a child in the NICU. The parent wears the heart in their clothes, and when they leave the hospital, the hearts are placed in the baby’s isolette. The scent of the parent on the heart helps keep the baby calm when mama is away.

The hearts can be quilted or crocheted (see pictures below), about 4″ – 6″ wide, and should be made of clean, non-abrasive materials, free of animal fibers or allergens. (Here’s a good crochet pattern: https://www.crochetleaf.com/basic-crochet-heart.html) Put your completed hearts in a clean plastic bag, and you can bring them to me at the monthly guild meetings! Alternately, feel free to drop them off as you would a blanket donation at one of our businesses (Joann’s, Sew Much More, Savannah Sews, Blue Heron Stitchery).

Thanks for your generosity!

Ellie Grix
Coordinator, Project Linus of Savannah and Hilton Head

573-631-2571