2024 October Meeting

Members shared many of the projects that have been completed over the past few months. 

FOCUS TABLE - THE SEWING TABLE🧵🪡

This month, Denise gave an overview of some of the items that the sewing group produce. Breast pillows, cancer hats, treatment bags 18" x 18", hospital gowns mainly for palliative care patients, clothing protectors, breast drainage bags, and nikky pump bags. All patterns can be found in the FREE PATTERN section on the blog. 

Every month the sewing table provides valuable items to support people undergoing treatments in hospital and to make daily life better for those in palliative care. 

Breast pillows

Cancer hats put a smile on your face.

Treatment bags 18"x 18", useful for carrying xrays etc.

Hospital gowns, mainly for palliative care patients.

Clothing protectors for eating.

 Nikky pump bags.

Sunshine Linus is making many spaces more homely.

All patterns are available either digitally on the blog or in a folder at Linus. When you take a pattern from the folder please remember to replace it on your next visit.

RAFFLE: 🎟️ The raffle was won by Lesley who took the handy bag made by Elaine, Jennifer won the Spotlight voucher and the rug was won by Marilyn B.

THE SALES TABLE:  will be full of goodies ready for our last meeting of the year on November 18.

SHOW and TELL  

Clair showed a decorative Jungle scene for nursing home. Lots of quilts were shown including:-  

Quilts quilted by Judi  included one with a Green border , a Maroon 4 patch, a Pink and blue log cabin, a Log cabin crazy quilt and a Kids quilt with beige border.

Marion showcased items made by the Baby group. 

* Angel packs

* Baby packs that comprise a small quilt 1m x 1m, jacket, bootees, hat and knitted toy. 

  

 The 'Guard of Honour' quilt.

The quilt pictured below on the phone was made for Bellflower Retirement Village. It will  used to cover coffin of former residents and used in a 'Guard of Honour'. 

The quilt was a group effort by Kaye (pieced the quilt), Glorianne (custom quilted) and Christine (binding). The ‘Guard of Honor’ quilt for Grevillea Gardens Gympie Blue Care is now complete and Barbara Moore will deliver it.

Guard of Honour Quilt

From little things beautiful quilts grow.

SUNSHINE LINUS RETREAT🧵🪡🏝️

The retreat is on 25th - 28th November, places are still available. Please contact Denise H or Barbara M immediately if you would like to join us. Cost is $85, money due now.

CHRISTMAS MEETING - 18 NOVEMBER 🎄

Bring a small savoury or sweet plate that does not require heating to share.  

Thank you once again Linda for agreeing to share your wonderful poem on the blog. You are right, there is something for everyone at Sunshine Linus. Ed 👏

The Touchy Feely Tragic

One day I went to a large girls meeting

No …. That’s not to do with their seating

No…. there were so many there

Showing off their work so fair

There was crochet and some knitting

I thought mine would be quite fitting

Oh …. I could learn to crochet too

Time to start on something new

Went to classes all agog

Soon had the teacher in a fog

She tried to teach me chains and doubles, then to add to all her troubles

I slipped my drop stitch and so she said, I think it’s best you go

Aw…. back to Linus just to see if there was something there for me

Patchwork …. they do it with ease, I thought this’ll be a breeze

They said we’ve got a job or for you, cut these 6-inch squares in two

Hope you have a ¼ inch foot asked Kaye, no I take size 9 to my dismay

I measured once and cut them twice and though they were very nice

They said I wasn’t able, and they showed me to the touchy feely table

I can tell you I’m now in heaven, cut one side nine and the other seven

No-one cares if seams ‘bout face – just cover with a bit of lace

Add a zipper and Velcro magic ✨

That’s how I became a Touchy Feely Tragic.

 

 

It has been said that everyone has a good story in them. Please let me know if you'd like to share your Sunshine Linus story in 2025.

IMPORTANT DATES: 

Christmas Party - Monday, November 18, 🧆🍛There will be a lucky door Christmas prize  🎟️

Retreat Bribie Island -  November 25 to 28, money due now. 🧵🏝️  

First Meeting for 2025  - Monday January 20 (Australia Day-January 27)

Our October meeting will be held next Monday😀

Sunshine Linus's next meeting is on Monday the 28th of October. 

Hope to see you there.

2024 September

September is the start of spring and as the weather warms up thoughts turn to planning our end of year projects. At this months meeting, Jenny D provided insight into which specific items are currently in high demand. Community requests are emailed out every month in the 'Sunshine Linus Wish List'.

THE SENSORY TABLE

                             

Every day we learn something new and today I learnt about sensory ‘Conversation Starter’ mats. Conversation starter mats are tactile mats made using an interesting tea towel as backing. The information on the tea towel provides prompts to encourage conversation between patients’, carers and visitors.

Sensory Conversation on the back of a tactile mat.

Tactile Mat

               

 

Jenny D advised the table is running low on sensory tactile mats

RAFFLE: 

A new raffle began this month with prizes including a big bag with internal and external pockets and the softest crocheted rug ever. 

This raffle will be drawn at the next meeting, so there is still time to buy a ticket.

THE SALES TABLE

This month the sales table was filled with treats and great ideas for Christmas gifts. Items included beautiful sunhats, eyeglass holders, coffee cup holders, a wine bottle holder, as well as delicious biscuits, lemon curd and strawberries. Elaine also made some amazing mats and cup covers. Thank you to all who contribute to make the sales table an interesting stop each month.

If you look closely there were even some necklaces available. Lots of items for a very organised and  glamourous Christmas.

FREEBIE TABLE

This week was full of fabrics and materials to make a wide variety of resources. Every month visitors are encouraged to take as much material as they can carry, to use for special projects.

Fabrics available for Christmas projects.

THE YARNERS AND SEWING TABLE

Items always in demand include:

·        Niki Pump Bags,

·         Breast Drainage Bags,

·        Crocheted 600 ml bottle holders with adjustable and

·        Cotton knitted, and cotton crocheted cancer hats.  

All patterns are available either digitally on the blog, or in a folder at Linus. Please remember to replace the pattern on your next visit to Sunshine Linus.

Crocheted drink bottle holder.

This table also make clothing for children. Recently, there has been an increased demand for brand new adult clothing. The clothes will provide a new outfit for patients who arrive in hospital with only one set of clothes. 

T-Shirts and Track Pants are appreciated.

SHOW and TELL

Janet from Toowoomba used quality wool to create a log cabin rug.

Brightly coloured log cabin designed rug.

Thank you Janet for donating this double sided quilt.

Our president Sharon showed us two quilts. The first quilt was a large floor quilt for children experiencing trauma to sit on. The quilt was made in response to requests on the Sunshine Linus wish list. 

A large quilt for distressed children to sit on.

The reverse side.

Sharon also brought in a UFO inspired way back in 2005 when her husband gave her a 12mth quilting subscription. Judy B will add the final touch to complete Sharon's second quilt.

A large and very intricate quilt.

 Claire has created two versatile resources for the Gympie Special School. A classroom teacher sent through a very specific request for a 60cm x 60cm prop to illustrate popular children's songs. 

Five little ducks went out one day.

Over the hills and far away.

And with a matching bag.

Five little monkeys swinging in the trees.

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.

Pencil case turned into a mobile phone. Zip allows the teacher to add a noise panel so children can call the doctor,

 IMPORTANT DATES

October 28 – Monthly Meeting

November 18 – Monthly Meeting and Christmas Breakup

November 25-28 – Retreat @ Bribie Island  

There are still places available. Please contact Sharon for details.

 

Next meeting is on Monday!

Sunshine Linus's next meeting is on Monday  the 30th of September. 

Hope to see you there.

Activity day to support local community.

Sunshine Linus regularly receives requests from the community to make particular items. At the recent activity day, members concentrated on making specific resources to fulfill some recent requests from the community. Thank you to everyone for your efforts.

Sharon and team creating Santa Sacks for Coolum Care.

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Jenny H. and Gail making resources for breast cancer patients.

Kaye creating a specially requested quilt.