🎉 Sunshine Linus Open Day

What a fantastic day! 😊 Our 2026 Sunshine Linus Open Day was a wonderful success, made possible by the incredible support of our visitors, vendors and volunteers.

📅 The event followed on from the success of our 2023 Open Day. It was fantastic to once again see our hall filled with friendship and community spirit.

❤️ To everyone who attended, enjoyed morning tea, made a purchase, or simply stopped by for a chat, thank you! Every visit and every dollar raised helps us continue our mission of creating handmade items that bring warmth, comfort and care to our local community.

🛍️ A special thank you goes to our wonderful vendors, whose displays added so much to the day. Thank you for sharing your talents and helping to make our Open Day such a special event. 

Wherever you live, our vendors have you covered. 💙

Fabric Patch is an online shop
based in Cooroibah.

Gympie Patchwork

Fabric Cartel is based in Nambour

Maleny Magic can be found
 on Maleny Montville Road.

B'Creative patchwork and sewing
 is based in Caloundra

🚗 We were delighted to welcome visitors from across the Sunshine Coast and beyond. It was a great opportunity to meet new faces, catch up with old friends, and share the work Sunshine Linus does to bring comfort to those in need.

☕ Visitors enjoyed browsing our beautiful range of quilts, toys, rugs, bags, coats, gifts and craft stalls, along with raffles and a delicious morning tea.

🤝 It was especially pleasing to welcome representatives from community organisations that receive Sunshine Linus items. We always welcome enquiries from other organisations that could benefit from our practical items designed for comfort and care.

🎟️ Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our lucky raffle winners!

🥇 First Prize: A beautiful quilt was won by Sandra S.
🥈 Second Prize: A handmade rug was won by Marion G.
🥉 Third Prize: A gift basket was won by Denise and Clive H.

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets. Your support helps Sunshine Linus continue providing handmade comfort items to those in need. ❤️

👏 Thank you once again to everyone who contributed in any way. Whether you volunteered, donated, shopped or simply spread the word, you helped make the day a great success.

🌟 We look forward to welcoming you back to our next meeting on  Monday, the 31st of August!

📸 Open Day in Pictures 

Enjoy a selection of photos capturing the smiles, creativity, beautiful displays and community spirit that made this year's Open Day so memorable.

Touchie Feeley group display.

Sewing Group display.

Baby group display

Knitting group display 

Thank you to our hosts -
the Uniting Church. 

July 2026

🧵 Busy Preparing for Open Day🌞

Our July meeting was a little quieter than usual, but there was certainly no shortage of activity! With our Open Day just around the corner, everyone was busy putting the finishing touches on the beautiful handcrafted items that will be available on the day.

We'd love to see you at our Sunshine Linus Open Day on Saturday, 1 August, from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm, at the Uniting Church, Nambour.

🎙️ Thank You, ABC Radio

A huge thank you to ABC Radio for once again featuring Judie B in a wonderful interview with Sheridan Stewart about Sunshine Linus.

We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share our story with the wider community and raise awareness of the comfort our quilts, rugs and handmade items bring to children, families and those in need. Your ongoing support means so much to all of us. 

🎟️ Monthly Raffle

Our monthly raffle was, as always, a popular part of the meeting!

🎁A heartfelt thank you to Marion G's friend for generously donating a wonderful raffle hamper. Your kindness and support are greatly appreciated.

🎟️ The lucky winner will be drawn at next month's meeting. Good luck to everyone who has entered!

🛍️ Sales Table

Many of these wonderful handmade items, along with many more, will be available for purchase from the Sales Table at our Open Day

Look out for next months blog
featuring the Sales Table.

👀 Look out for next month's blog, where we'll be showcasing the wonderful treasures available on the Sales Table  available for purchase in the lead-up to Christmas! 🌟🎄

Thank you to everyone who donated items and to those who made a purchase. Your support helps raise valuable funds for Sunshine Linus while giving pre-loved craft items a new home.

🧵 The Sewing Table

The sewing table was buzzing with activity, with bundles carefully packed and ready for distribution to the many organisations Sunshine Linus supports.

Ready for distribution

This is what we do!

🧸 The Touchie Feelie Table

A chance encounter with Rosemary and Beany. Beany had just delivered these beautifully knitted fiddle squares, ready to be distributed to aged care facilities where they provide comfort and help ease anxiety for residents.

Thanks Beany!

Let's look a closer at the intricate work.

Beany knitted the seaweed and coral
by casting on and cast off method.

🪡 Show & Tell

Several of these beautiful quilts, along with others featured in previous months' Show and Tell, will be available for purchase at our Open Day.

Jenny H. used a Marti Mitchell template.
The template is ready to be borrowed again.

Disappearing 9 Patch
Jenny H. made after a workshop at the retreat.

Beautiful Tree quilt
made by Judie's friend Violet.

A very feminine quilt by Violet.

Hand sewn inserts

Thank you Violet.

Rug made by Peregian
Crafters and Knitters. 

Baby quilt

💛 Looking Ahead

With Open Day almost here, we're looking forward to welcoming everyone for what promises to be a fantastic day.

An Open Day raffle quilt.

And a chance to win a beautiful rug made by Jenny D.

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for the enormous amount of work that has gone into preparing for the event. We hope to see many familiar faces there as we celebrate everything that makes Sunshine Linus so special.

💛 A Very Special Thank You

A very special thank you goes to the wonderful members who stay behind after each meeting to help pack away tables and chairs, vacuum the hall, and return everything to its place. Your willingness to lend a hand ensures the hall is left just as we found it and is always appreciated. Thank you😊

📅 Save the Dates

August 1                     Open Day - see details below

August 31                  August Meeting - Tag and Test Day for machines

September 28            September Meeting

October 12                Linus Activity Day

October 26                October Meeting

November 23 - 26    Sunshine Linus Retreat at Bribie Island