I'm a fan of Project Linus. A few days ago a plea was made on their Facebook page for 2,000+ blankets to give to the children affected by the tornadoes in Washington, IL. I pledged to make and send 3 blankets.
This was a perfect opportunity for me to destash more of my minky. I had several yards in my closet I had bought for some blanket project I abandoned long ago. I don't have any printed fleece or minky, so I had to stop at Joann's (whoopsies...although I swear I only bought the patterned fabric I needed for these three blankets...the first time I stopped in, anyway).
I'm not a huge fan of fleece (excluding minky, of course, which makes the world better in general), but it makes sewing with minky quite a bit easier and there are so many gorgeous patterns. I'm pretty happy with the way these turned out.
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| Cherry blossom fleece with a baby pink minky. |
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| I said I didn't like fleece in general, but this one is amazingly soft. |
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| Polar bears playing hockey with snow white minky. |
Each of these are made with two yards of fabric (front and back). They will probably be distributed to older kids or teens, so I tried to make the patterns fit accordingly with older kids' taste. The most common size for Project Linus blankets are 40" by 60", so somewhat smaller than what I did.
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| Brown and teal butterfly fleece with teal minky. |
Project Linus has local chapters and frequently posts large-scale needs on their Facebook page, so watch them if you would like to help as well.
Project Linus' website:
http://www.projectlinus.org/
Project Linus' Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/projectlinus
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| Ready to get mailed. |
