Project Linus UK is a volunteer organisation who aim to provide a sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers through the provision of new home made patchwork quilts and knitted/crocheted blankets.
Project Linus began in America in 1995 when Karen Loucks saw a newspaper article showing how much a comfort blanket had helped a child cancer victim and decided to organise blankets for her local children’s cancer unit and started spreading the word. Since that time over 4 million blankets and quilts have been delivered worldwide. We always try to deliver quilts and blankets to children who are local to the makers.
Project Linus has been unable to fundraise this year and finances are low. We, at this time of the year usually buy Christmas fabrics and make some packs and then have few workshops ... but this year we are not able to do this.
Ladies, could you look through your stash to see if you could make one or two Christmas quilts for us? They are given to Southampton hospital so that every child in hospital on Christmas Day gets a quilt.
Two weeks ago we delivered 276 quilts to Southampton hospital for the first time in four months.
Thank you everyone Lourdes
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Wendy Axton is making a lovely Christmas Linus quilt. Here is the picture of the quilt top. She has included a picture without the border as well, as it just shows how, by putting in the 1/4" red strip before adding the border can make such a difference to the overall appearance of the design. Beautiful Wendy! Hope you're all inspired to make some Linus quilts too. It doesn't need to be as complicated as Wendy's beautiful quilt! Please send us pictures of any you make or have made so we can inspire others!
Here are some examples of quilts donated over the past few years