"Give someone a hug today.
There isn't enough love in the world."
These were the poignant but inspiring words of the mother of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen.
We cannot reach out to every distressed child but we can help to provide them with tangible evidence that someone cares, along with the physical reassurance that comes with being snuggled up in a quilt and the lift to the spirit from the bright colours and cheerful patterns sewn into it.
About Project Linus
WE are a 100% volunteer organisation whose aims are:
- To provide a sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers through the provision of new home made patchwork quilts and knitted / crocheted blankets;
- To give an opportunity for needlewomen across to UK to contribute to their local community.
Project Linus originated in America, December 1995 when Karen Loucks saw a newspaper article showing how much a comfort blanket had helped a child cancer victim and decided to organise blankets for her local children’s cancer unit and started spreading the word. Since that time over 2,300,000 blankets and quilts have been delivered worldwide. (www.projectlinus.org)
Project Linus started in the UK. March 2000 as a result of a quilter’s desire to help children in need. It has now spread to cover most of the UK. To date we have delivered over 96,000 quilts and blankets. We always try to get the blankets delivered to children who are local to the makers.
