Author: Ellie Grix

Quite a few people signed up for the Project Linus Mystery Quilt Challenge this year! Thank you all for your support- all of the contributions directly benefit Savannah’s chapter.

If you’ve completed the Mystery Quilt Challenge pattern (even if you haven’t had it quilted), can you bring it to Saturday’s Show and Tell? I’d like to get a picture of everyone’s work!

Whether you choose to donate your Mystery Challenge quilt, give it to a friend, or keep it for yourself, thanks for participating in this year’s Challenge! Keep an eye out for the upcoming national contest, when “Blanketeers” all over the country vote on their favorite project!

Ellie

Don’t forget! If you took a Quilt Kit at the July meeting, please bring the pieced top to the guild meeting tomorrow, September 9! We’ll be assembling the tops into quilts at our Quilting Day on September 30. RSVP here if you want to join us! https://forms.gle/k2puiqzik8JwduJY7

Also as a reminder: Project Linus can only accept quilt tops when the materials have been provided by our chapter funds (i.e. the quilt kits and projects made on Sew Days). We cannot accept any other donated quilt tops due to limited funding and supplies.

E-mail me if you have any questions: elliegrix@gmail.com

Hi Guild Members!

Today is the start of a really fun Project Linus event: the Mystery Quilt Challenge! For $20, you receive weekly step-by-step instructions and videos to create a single themed block, similar to the Quilt Guild “block of the month.” At the end of eight weeks is the “Big Reveal” with instructions to complete a youth-sized quilt!

You can sign up for the Mystery Quilt Challenge at https://www.projectlinus.org/  Make sure to specify Savannah / Hilton Head as the Chapter Name, and Ellie Grix as the Coordinator so that your donation benefits this local chapter.

The first clue is revealed on September 23! This is a fun project for quilters of all skill levels, and a great fundraiser for Project Linus.

Hello again, members! I forgot to mention a policy regarding quilting donated tops:

Project Linus can only complete quilt tops when the materials have been provided by our chapter funds (i.e. the quilt kits and projects made on Sew Days). We cannot accept any other donated quilt tops due to limited funding and supplies.

Thank you all for your understanding! E-mail me if you have any questions regarding Project Linus’ policies on donations.

elliegrix@gmail.com

Hello, guild members! First of all, thank you all so much for your continued support of Project Linus. This chapter is incredibly fortunate to have so many talented and generous quilters in our community!

I’m excited to announce our next event: a “Quilting Day,” held Saturday, September 30. RSVP and details here: https://forms.gle/j2gmXQwRSuKhoUCb9

Rather than sewing quilt tops, we’ll be assembling the Quilt Kits into finished quilts. Project Linus will provide the batting and 108″ wide backing fabric. We need volunteers to cut batting, prepare backing fabric, assemble binding strips, and most importantly, quilt the “sandwiches” together. Fancy designs are not necessary; simple “stich in the ditch” or wavy lines are perfect!

Click the link above to RSVP (you can edit your response later).

And finally, if you took home a Quilt Kit at the August meeting, please have it ready by the September 9 meeting! 

If you have any questions, e-mail me at elliegrix@gmail.com

Thank you!

Ellie

Thank you all for your continued support of Project Linus! I’m looking forward to seeing the finished blocks and quilt tops for those of you who took one home at the July meeting!

Project Linus is in need of volunteers to help with finishing these quilt tops. We can provide supplies such as batting and backing fabric, but we need volunteers to put them together. They can be completed on a traditional sewing machine, or a professional long-arm.

If anyone is interested in helping out, send me an e-mail: elliegrix@gmail.com

And if you know of any professional long-arm quilters, I’d love to get in touch with them too! Woven Key Quilts has generously volunteered to complete some tops for Project Linus, but we have many more quilt tops than she can handle. Project Linus can reimburse professional quilters for supplies, but not for the labor. Send some contact information my way!

Thanks again for your support!

Ellie Grix