Portland/Vancouver Chapter Goes to the Linn Co. Fair 7/20-21/2012

The Linn County Fair in Albany invited Project Linus to be a part of their event this year. In addition to the usual quilt competition categories, quilt makers can enter their quilts in a special Project Linus category for judging and then their beautiful quilts are given to our chapter to be given to children. We were onsite all day Friday – a very big thank you Pam Roesler, and Julie and Lou Pottratz for helping sew and iron and talk with the kids and their parents; the sewing machines never stopped and they were wonderful ambassadors – and all day Saturday with Shirley and Karl Schultz; Karl surely gets the prize for the fastest iron in the West! During our two days we finished close to 10 tops – totally wonderful! We were so busy we couldn’t finish the last couple so Shirley took them home to finish sewing them together – thanks, Shirley. Thanks to Shirley and Karl for returning to Albany today to gather our display.

 

 We were a hit with kids and parents and people walking past and had a chance to talk about what we do and why we do it. It’s always wonderful to chat with someone who has been a recipient of a Project Linus blanket and to see how they have been touched by our work. I have a feeling that we will be asked to return next year. Fair organizers and Colleen Robert in particular were extremely accommodating, supportive and helpful. They truly made us feel welcome.

Check out the pictures; we have to be careful not to photograph kids for privacy reasons so our selection is limited.