Author: Ellie Grix

Hello, Guild members!

Just a reminder that you can still sign up for the 2026 Scrappy Sewing with Patty fundraiser!

For a $20 donation you will receive a total of nine stash-busting quilt patterns (maybe more if enrollment is high! Two bonus patterns have been released already). They’re a wonderful way to use up your stash of odds and ends. I’m including some pictures of quilts that my mom has made with two of the patterns! How cute are they?

Register at https://www.projectlinus.org/scrappy.php and make sure to enter Ellie Grix / Savannah and Hilton Head as your chapter information so that your donation stays local.

If you’ve already registered, you can log in at www.projectlinus.org to access your patterns. Another one will be available on Saturday!

Last year this chapter ranked #8 in sign-ups nationwide, so I hope that the amazing quilters of Savannah will support Project Linus again this year!

And just as a reminder: if you participate in Scrappy Sewing with Patty, kindly do not share the patterns with other quilters. Project Linus is a non-profit run entirely by volunteers, and every dollar counts!

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Hello Guild Members,

If you took home a Project Linus Quilt Kit at the March meeting, you do not have to have it completed by the April 11 meeting. You can return it at the May 9 meeting if you need more time.

Initially my mother was coming at the end of April to pick up the projects, but she’ll be coming in May instead.

I’d also like to remind everyone that Scrappy Sewing with Patty is happening now! For a $20 donation you will receive a total of eight quilt patterns designed to use up your stash of odds and ends. So far two quilt patterns are available for download, with the others released every other week.

If you haven’t registered, go to https://www.projectlinus.org/scrappy.php and be sure to enter Ellie Grix and Project Linus of Savannah and Hilton Head as your local chapter so that your donation stays local.

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up! If you make any of the Scrappy Sewing quilts (even if they’re not Project Linus blanket donations), be sure to bring them to Show and Tell! I can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

Ellie Grix

projectlinussavannah@gmail.com

573-631-2571

https://mailchi.mp/9f4a1cd301bf/project-linus-of-savannah-and-hilton-head

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Hello, quilters! It’s time to register for the 2026 Scrappy Sewing with Patty Fundraiser!

For a $20 donation you will receive a total of seven stash-busting quilt patterns (maybe more!) with the first pattern available on April 4.

Register at https://www.projectlinus.org/scrappy.php and make sure to enter Ellie Grix / Savannah and Hilton Head as your chapter information so that your donation stays local.

At the end of this week you’ll be able to log into projectlinus.org to download your cutting guide for Scrappy Sewing with Patty.

Last year this chapter ranked #8 in sign-ups nationwide, so I hope that the amazing quilters of Savannah will support Project Linus again this year!

projectlinussavannah@gmail.com

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Hello Guild Members!

Thanks to our generous Blanketeers, I have dozens of pre-cut Quilt Kits for our next Sew Day! More than we could manage in a single event, as a matter of fact!

I’m going to bring some Quilt Kits to the March meeting. If you’d like to take home a project, feel free to grab one!

I would like to have all kits returned by the April 10 meeting, or at least by the end of April. My mother is a long-armer who volunteers to complete the quilt tops, and she is planning a trip to Savannah this spring.

If you complete a Quilt Kit, consider making a small donation of $5 – $10 to Project Linus to help offset the costs of finishing the quilts (batting, thread, backing fabric).

Thank you all for your support!

Ellie Grix

projectlinussavannah@gmail.com

P.S. Now that our beloved Sew Much More is closing, I’ve lost another drop-off site for Project Linus. If anyone knows of a local business that would like to be a collaborator, let me know!

I’m not able to partner with large businesses like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby unless they collaborate with Project Linus as a corporation. Chapters can partner with small businesses and organizations, even if they’re not necessarily craft-oriented, as long as they are open to the public, can store bags of blankets on-site, and have regular hours. Ideally they should have accessible parking as well.

Let me know if you have any leads!

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Hello Guild Friends,

This is Ellie from Project Linus. I won’t be able to attend Saturday’s meeting because I have to attend a funeral. Please hold on to any Project Linus blanket donations you might have brought to the meeting. You can also drop off any donations at Unwind Yarn and Gifts or Sew Much More.

I also won’t be able to attend Saturday’s Layer Cake workshop, unfortunately. Would anyone like to “purchase” my spot from me?

Let me know at elliegrix@gmail.com or 573-631-2571

Thank you all!

Ellie

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Hello, Guild Members!

I’ve received a request from the Child Life Manager at Memorial Health Children’s Hospital. She’s my contact for Project Linus deliveries to the hospital, and she would like help to create gifts for her staff:

Hi,

I wanted to ask if you know if someone would be willing to make 10 weighted eye masks to share with my child’s life team? The team has been working short-staffed, help so many children who are very ill, and families who have lost a child. I think including a homemade item for our March staff meeting would be great. I have the supplies for the aromatherapy piece and would be happy to contribute to fabric if someone has the capability to create them? Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you for all you do, Kristen

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