Donations!

We have received 5 new blankets this month from guild supporters. I will deliver them next month.

Thank you, Erin J. for this beautifully knitted (and gift-wrapped) blanket:

and Linda K.H. for these adorable quilts:

I delivered a batch that I made to the Hematology-Oncology ward, last week (but forgot to photograph them first).

Thank you for your gifts of blankets, supporters and guild members!

Blissfully Domestic Features Our Guild

I can't remember how I first learned about the website called Blissfully Domestic. It's a site that features many subjects that interest me, and I enjoy its content and its writers' ideas.

Recently, I wrote to the editor and asked if they might like to publish an article about Katie's Comforters Guild. I sent a little bit of information about Katie and our experiences, and received a lovely and encouraging email in return. So I wrote the piece, sent it in, and this morning, the article was posted:
http://blissfullydomestic.com/2009/a-small-act-with-a-big-impact .

Thank you, Blissfully Domestic!

Free Patterns and Lots of Ideas

This is Liger, one of our two cats. He is cuddling with a beautiful prayer shawl that was made for me by my friend, Angela, years ago, using Lion Brand Homespun Yarn.

Every so often, I receive a newsletter, via email, from Lion Brand Yarns. Here is a link to the one I recieved today: http://www.lionbrand.com/Newsletters/55357.html .


It contains free patterns, and articles about knitting and crochet. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, you may sign up on the Lion Brand Yarn Website: http://www.lionbrand.com.

A Coupon Offer

Are you an email customer of Jo-Ann Fabrics? They sent out an email with a 20%-off coupon in it, for you, your family and friends. That is 20% off of the entire purchase, including SALE items. I checked, and it's not on the website (they have other coupons there). If you want to be notified of sales and receive such coupons via email, you can go to their website and sign up.

Jo-Ann sells supplies for knitting, crocheting, sewing and non-sew craft projects (such as fleece blankets).

Calling All Quilters

Calling all quilters, and friends of quilters:  we have three, beautifully made quilt tops which need to be made into finished quilts.

Their sizes are: 

84" X 58"
93" X 68"
93" X 90"

These are treasures, and they are too large to donate to patients. Finishing the quilts will enable us sell them at an auction, to raise funds for the Guild.

Would you (or anyone you know) like to help?   If you are interested, please leave a comment here, including your contact information, and we will get in touch with you.



Thank you!

A Great Day for Katie's Comforters

Today was a great day for our guild. Our Treasurer (my sister-in-law, Katie's Auntie Linda) came to visit, and together, we went to Bank of America to open a checking and savings account for Katie's Comforters Guild. We opened this account with a generous donation from Auto Connections East in Bellevue, Washington, which is owned by my brother-in-law, Stu Cordova. Thank you, Stu (Katie's Uncle - you can learn more about him if you click on his name), and my sister Deb (Katie's Aunt)!

Here is a photo of our Treasurer, Linda Case.

If you're wondering what the object is next to her, it's a full roll of batting from Jo-Ann Fabrics.  All 18 yards of it, in one roll - that's enough to make 18 quilts!

Speaking of Jo-Ann Fabrics, we have just heard from their corporate office that they are going to provide discount cards for our guild members. When the cards arrive, I will post more about this. We want to thank Jo-Ann Fabrics for their interest, compassion and support!

Last, but not least, thank you, Mom, for your generous check, which paid for that roll of batting, and other quilting supplies!

Katie's Comforters Guild is Mentioned in Guild Notes

Katie's Comforters Guild was mentioned in the new email edition of Guild Notes. If you would like to receive this publication, or others, you may sign up on the
Seattle Children's Hospital website
on this page: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help/guilds/publications/

The entire website has been re-designed, so if you haven't been there lately, it's worth a visit, to see the new look.