The group has been working on a project since March 2018. The charity Project Linus accepts and distributes quilts and blankets to children and young people who are ill, in hospital or in distress. Some of us have been working on small patchwork quilts, learning the art of cutting and stitching accurately and enjoying searching out odd bits of fabric to use. Others have revived their knitting skills, making cot sized blankets, joining squares and learning to knit round and round! A select few have been knitting tiny hats for premature babies or little triangles for Mums to share their scent with the premature baby.

The project has been met with great enthusiasm and thanks go to all who have helped, donated or instructed! Thanks too to Heather Russell, a local Project Linus representative who came to our group on Tuesday May 8th 2018 to receive the quilts and blankets and tell us about the work of the charity.

In October 2021 more quilts were donated and the letter below was received thanking us and showing how they are put to use.

We continue to make quilts, though sadly there is no longer any use for the knitted ones.

I am writing to let you know that we held 2 family days at Stoke Heath (Prison) last week, on each day we gave the children a quilt, they all loved them and were chatting away about what they could find on the quilts, ie: animals, vehicles etc. 

Throughout the day the quilts were used in different ways, babies were laying on them, girls and boys were using them as capes, teddies and dolls were being wrapped in them, we had 2 girls who felt unwell and they fell a sleep under their quilts.

They brought delight to all and were a good conversation starter for the families.

Could you please pass on my thanks to all who gave their time to make the quilts, they were very much appreciated. 

Kind regards

Family Engagement Worker

HMP Stoke Heath

For more details see www.projectlinusuk.org.uk