Month of May a busy time for Sunshine Linus.

26th May 2014

Last Monday was another productive and busy day, with three special guests and a number of new faces at the tables working busily.  The distribution table was overflowing with wonderfully made items and unbelievably was all packed up and distributed by days end. 

Thanks always to Claire for her amazing organisation skills, and we need to thank Rose, Shirley and Ali who worked like Trojans in assisting Claire.  I might add here that Rose has her leg in plaster but still managed to make a big contribution to the organisation and packing.  Thanks ladies very much, it's very much appreciated.

A couple of the managers from Sunny Kids addressed the group and it was great to hear about the sorts of things Sunny Kids do for the community on the coast.  We have been supporting Sunny Kids for some time now, and it looks like we shall continue to do so for a long time to come.

We welcomed Aunty Trudy (Indigenous Community Resource Facilitator) and Neal Whiteman (from the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital Reconciliation Action Plan), who spoke to the group about a terrific initiative that brings together the whole community - raising awareness for the need for tolerance and reconciliation within the Sunshine Coast Community by the giving of the Kanyini Bear. 

These bears are knitted bears with an indigenous themed colour scheme, and a wonderful back story of the meaning of Kanyini - and how it relates to all of the community, where ever you live.  This initiative relies on the volunteer handiwork of keen knitters on the coast and Sunshine Linus is happy to contribute to this worthy cause.  The plan is that every child born at the Sunshine Coast Private hospital will receive a hand knitted Kanyini bear.  It is a sign of reconciliation and certainly a good conversation starter!  We will receive wool and patterns in the near future.

We also welcomed Kylie Moore from Equity Works who have requested a raffle quilt for their fund raising event in October at the Eumundi Markets.  We also received an invitation to hold a stall  at that event and we'll be taking that opportunity to connect with the organisations that we can help and perhaps fundraise a little for more batting.  We held a brief committee meeting after the SL gathering to nut out our plan of action for the event day, 11th October.  We will be making some terrific hand made items for sale, so those of you who would like to, please get those hands busy!

Show and Tell as always was busy and newsy and lots of fun.  Here's a rundown of photos and comments from our monthly looky see!




The table was brimming with
wonderfully handmade
 items ready for counting and distribution
 - and this was before everyone had arrived!

 

Our Queens of the Shops, Lyn & Jan
 are responsible for this marvellou
s array of brand new items
 of clothing and stationery for Sunny Kids.





Knitted socks and fingerless
mittens for patients who undergo
Renal Dialysis




Our lovely friends from South Australia
arrived with a armful of beautiful
knitting

 

These gorgeous zipper bags
were made by Leone and were
delivered to Sunny Kids



This fiddle bag was made by our SA
friends and is terrific.

Some lovely shopping bags fashionisted up
by Annie Wells and her SA buddies.



A couple of Claire's creations on show





Our resident surgeon doing a delicate
operation on a knitted serpent for
Aunty Trudy - well done Olwyn!



 

Don't adjust your screen - this really is weird!
Nicky bought along this "body sock" which
she has made for some autistic children
at her primary school.  These are made from
good quality lycra and the children love them
and it provides a calming influence when being
worn!  We'll be making more of these.
 

This HUGE touchy feely is a cover for an
inflatable cushion used by students at
Caboolture Special School.  Claire has done
a marvellous job.

 

Another very clever touchy feely

Touchy feelies are being made by a lot of SL members and it's amazing the variety of ideas that are going into these sensory quilts.  Some of the members have told me that they didn't think they had this sort of creativity in them, so it's pleasing to see them sprouting wings and flying with new skills.




And another......

Drainage Bags for Surgical Wards

QUILTS, QUILTS & MORE QUILTS!

 

Denise finished this quilt top after the
machine quilting workshop a few weeks ago.
Great job Denise.

 

Rose didn't let a major foot operation
stop her from completing some quilt tops.

Annie was given these precut squares and
created this lovely top

Our lovely friends at Emu Park sent this beautifully
embroidered quilt top for us to finish.

Some curtain scraps from Olwyns stash.

Yvonne made some preemie quilts

A recently joined member Lyn came with an arm load of
quilts!  Well done Lyn

 

Daphne wanted to show us how much
she'd learnt from the Kay Nightingale class.

A very generous donation from Yvonne - and
beautifully put together too!

This masterpiece is the second in a series of "Sensory Quilts" that accompany a story book.  Very expertly made by Claire and is from the story Wombat Stew.  You will notice that just about every detail is detachable, which makes for excited students when they can FEEL what they are hearing being read to them.  Claire has become our resident quilt artist EXTRAORDINAIRE!