Quilt it with love : the Project Linus story : 20+ quilt patterns & stories to warm your heart / Mary Balagna and Carol Babbitt.

Title :

Quilt it with love : the Project Linus story : 20+ quilt patterns & stories to warm your heart

Author:

Balagna, Mary.

Format:

Books

Summary:

When a child is seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need, Project Linus comes to the rescue with a new, lovingly handmade blanket or afghan. With this precious gift, a volunteer quilter can bring a little warmth, security, comfort, and joy into that child's life. Quilt It with Love tells the story of this wonderful organization, sharing stories from both recipients and donors and showcasing fabulous projects--often made with easy-to-use fabric precuts--that even beginners can make. Designed largely for children and teens, these quilts feature fun extras, like pockets for storing stuffed animals or a pattern that doubles as a game board. -- Publisher's website.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781454702948

145470294X

Physical Description:

128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

Quilting -- Patterns.

Children's quilts.

Project Linus -- Anecdotes.

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Quilt it with love : the Project Linus story : 20+ quilt patterns & stories to warm your heart / Mary Balagna and Carol Babbitt.

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Summary

This celebration of Project Linus presents over 20 quilting projects perfect for giving--and for inspiring quilters to do good in the world. When a child is seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need, Project Linus comes to the rescue with a new, lovingly handmade blanket or afghan. With this precious gift, a volunteer quilter can bring a little warmth, security, comfort, and joy into that childs life. Quilt It with Love tells the story of this wonderful organization, sharing stories from both recipients and donors and showcasing fabulous projects--often made with easy-to-use fabric precuts--that even beginners can make. Designed largely for children and teens, these quilts feature fun extras, like pockets for storing stuffed animals or a pattern that doubles as a game board.

Author Notes

Authors Carol Babbitt (National President of Project Linus) and Mary Balagna (Vice President) direct and orchestrate the activities of the Project Linus organization and individual chapters. Both have been involved with the organization since 1998, and maintain a very busy Central Illinois chapter. Project Linus is a nonprofit organization that brings handmade blankets to children in need. Since 1995, the organization has grown to 400 chapters nationally (in all 50 states), and volunteers have made and donated more than four million quilts. Project Linus is well-known and much loved among the quilting community and beyond, including coverage in Parade , People , Readers Digest , Family Circle , Ladies Home Journal , Quiltmaker , Quilters Newsletter , Guidepost , Parents Magazine , Real Simple , Womans Day , and on the NBC Nightly News , Today Show , and Oprah .

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Library Journal Review

Founded in 1995, Project Linus is a charity that provides handmade blankets to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need of comfort. Balagna and Babbitt, the president and vice president, respectively, of Project Linus, share a variety of quilt patterns inspired by the organization's work. The quilt patterns feature bright colors and simple piecing, and the stories from Project Linus participants and recipients are touching. VERDICT Charity quilting is very popular with quilt guilds and quilting bees, and Project Linus is a well-known, highly respected charity. Expect demand for this book. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.