Next Meeting

Just a reminder that the next Sunshine Linus meeting will be held on Monday 28th September. Again some important reminders for this restricted meeting:

It is absolutely essential that you contact Janet  B to organise a time slot to attend! 

On arrival members will be asked to:

•  use the hand sanitiser provided

•  check their details

•  enter arrival time and sign the form

•  wear the numbered lanyard provided

•  maintain social distancing at all time

Hope to see you there!

Sunshine Linus: A Good News Story

Here is a lovely good news story (from Sue T) to cheer everyone up during these challenging times: 

A friend of Sue's - Ponee Louie is a Rural Area Nurse working mainly in Indigenous and Islander Communities. She recently sent an email to Sunshine Linus thanking the 'lovely hard working women' of the Sunshine Linus group at the Sunshine Coast for the beautiful gifts and practical things they provide for these communities. Ponee said they use these items to enhance the Primary Health Care Centres and also provide useful and neccessary items to the local community members. The items are greatly appreciated and valued.

Ponee feels very lucky and privileged to have groups like the Sunshine Linus Group, who endeavour to help and do whatever they can to help the less privileged and vulnerable in communities near and far.

Below are a few photos of the beautiful quilts, clothes and toys made by the members and friends of Sunshine Linus. 

 

Monday 31st August

Another successful Distribution Day has come and gone with thanks to the many committed helpers here at Sunshine Linus. Of course the Covid-19 safe practice plan has meant that many of these ladies (and some husbands) have spent countless hours behind the scenes preparing for the gathering.

On the day Marion and Jenny were on hand again to ensure everyone maintained the required social-distancing.

 Jan kept an eye on the air quality.

Unpacking everything and setting up always takes a couple of hours.

At 9:30am, (and after some instructions), Janet allowed the queued members entry into the hall and Lyn was ready to record their names and entry time.

Sharon made sure members were kept on the 'straight and narrow pathway' as they entered and continued their walk around the hall.

Cynthia had to re-enter through the correct doorway before she was allowed to drop off her donated items!

Members were then allowed half an hour to drop off items and pick-up supplies.

Helen and Eileen wait patiently in line at the 10 o'clock time slot.

It didn't take long for the tables to begin to fill with a gorgeous array of donated items.

There were some finely crafted 'touchy feely' items on display as well some colourful, crocheted balls and this cute little fellow made by Jenny D. Mr Octopus is destined for the special needs children at the One Mile School!

Jenny also showed two themed sensory mats. These mats are popular with dementia patients at Aged Care Centres, so if you feel inclined to make one or two, feel free!

Loretta made this stunning, three dimensional knee rug. Nambour Hospital's Acute Restorative Care (ARC) Unit have requested rugs such as this with color and texture. So, once again, if you feel inclined to make one they will be much appreciated.

Judie arrived with a cart load of quilts including this bright, modern design:

Orrawin arrived with two very intricate scrap quilts she had made.

Lyn showed two quilts she has been working on this past month, including this elegant embroidered quilt and a star-themed, window-box quilt.

Sue has been busy attaching binding to a pile of quilts including these pretty designs:

Annie donated these two lovely quilts:

Robyn left looking very pleased after her drop-off and pick-up time-slot.

And once the scheduled time-slots finished this was the view from the stage!

The distribution teams then set to work sorting, labelling and bagging ready for distribution. Leslie, Pam and Irene set to work organising all the knitted and crocheted items.

Jill set about checking and sorting the quilts.

And it wasn't long before the hall was looking a lot tidier and all the bags were zipped up ready for distribution!

Hints, Tips and Tricks

Last post I included a tip from Dorothy relating to straightening yarn. The tip this month is for the patch-workers: if you want to achieve those perfect points when piecing your blocks invest in some of these forked pins. Remember to press your seams in opposite directions, then pin your seam as usual but where they meet with the second block use a forked pin to match the seams. Leave the forked pin in place and slowly stitch across where the seams join. Perfect points every time!

A FEW REMINDERS:

Quilt Sizes

• Below is a list of the recommended and most requested quilt sizes from Sunshine Linus clientele. It makes the distribution team's job much easier if the quilts fit within these measurements.

Single bed: 60"- 75 "wide x 87"- 95" long
Body: 40"- 50" wide x 60" - 65" long
Renal: 40" - 50" wide by 70" long with the bottom corners trimmed and a pocket on the back
Wheelchair: 36" square with the bottom corners trimmed
Lap: 40"- 48" square
(You can find instructions for the renal and wheelchair quilts under the 'Patterns' tab.)

Next Meeting

• Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday 28th September, but of course this will depend on Government restrictions regarding Covid-19. So please keep an eye on your email and this blog for further updates.