Fabric donation

 Today I went up to Leicester to visit Crafty Sew and Sew.  They are a sewing workshop near the Curve Theatre.  Freya had contacted me to say they had some scraps left over from their recent sewing classes, and was I interested in having them.  Of course the answer was yes!  

Here are Freya and partner in their studio, and you can see there were several bags of scraps for me to take away!  There were all types of fabrics in the bags, and some pieces which I would definitely call ‘fabric’ rather than scraps, plus one or two garment pieces which obviously weren’t up to scratch, but will cut up beautifully!  Thank you so much for thinking of Project Linus, and be assured we will make good use of it! 

Reaching children in need of comfort

I have been delighted recently to be contacted by several school learning assistants, play therapists and nurture room coordinators who have heard about Project Linus and are keen to bring extra security and comfort to the young people they come in contact with.  I’m so heartwarmed by the fact that they are prepared to go the extra mile and contact me in their spare time to make a difference!  Shout out to these amazing ladies!  

Here is Kelly who was amazed to be able to take two quilts for her nurture room and three more for some Ukrainian refugees who have recently arrived in her school. 

This photo was taken in the fabulous play therapy room at Rushy Mead School in Leicester. 

Karen is the Play Therapist and she was generous enough to alert a member of staff from the specialist autism provision to take the quilts she hadn’t chosen!  Luckily, all the quilts are gorgeous!  

Then today we had Donna (and her lovely husband Darren) from Braunstone who popped by for a cuppa and took three quilts for her family room.  Donna has just started a new job and is very enthusiastic about bringing as much colour and comfort into her charges’ surroundings as possible.  She’s even promised to invite me round to see the quilts in situ later in the year. 

Here is Deborah who took the time to come over from Wigston to collect quilts for her youngsters. 

 

Emily is in Loughborough and her quiet room is called ‘The Glade’.  You can see why.  We had arranged to meet my brother for lunch in Loughborough, so I was lucky enough to be able to visit Emily’s little den! 

Here she is -tickled pink - with a hedgehog quilt!  Perfect for her room.