Our amazing Chef from the DoubleTree Hotel has offered to surprise us with a cooking demonstration. We know it will be marvelous!

Pick your favorite colors from our huge stash of fabric and make yourself a handy quilted Mug Mat. These little mats soak up those drips that coasters just can't catch. They can be seasonal or compliment your decor! Free!

Remember board games? Those were those things that we played before the computer took over our play time. We will have Scrabble, Monopoly and a few other games sure to flex those brains of ours!

Nora Bursztein has been a teacher for many years and will give us a primer on using this amazing little computer. It changed my ideas on what a computer can be in your life!

Kristy Webster will show you how to take a simple picture and turn it into a lovely applique for any project.

Diane Forbes will show us how to use mod podge to create lovely ornaments.

Choose your fabric and make this useful reversible gift bag. Perfect for any occasion. This is a free make-and-take.

Mary Moore-Campagna will lead us in a very casual sing- a-long. Song sheets will be provided!

What is Project Linus?

Project Linus - the perfect name - based on the adorable security blanket-toting character from the Peanuts comic strip. Creator Charles Schulz was aware of our efforts and was delighted to have Linus inspire blanket makers (blanketeers) to help comfort children in need.

Our chapter is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization and shares the same two-fold mission as all other Project Linus chapters of the National Organization - through service in our community, provide comfort to children:

First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."

Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.

Jodene Cook, the Portland/Vancouver Chapter Coordinator, will give us a brief talk at the "Welcome to the Non-Rails" on what happens with the donations of quilts from organizations or individuals wanting to help. The rest of the week the Oregon room is open to anyone wishing to help make quilts. If you know how to cut a piece of fabric, we can use your help! All the materials are supplied including the sewing machines! There will be people there to guide you. Let's see how many we can create before the end of the week!

Come by at your leisure and help us finish creating the Project Linus little quilted hugs for children in need. (See Welcome to Non-Rails)

We will be in need of people to do everything from cutting fabric, sewing on the machine, hand sewing and ironing to sorting fabric and packing up the quilts.

Come and make a lovely tea towel with roses stamped on them. They make wonderful gifts too! $3 fee.

Kristy Webster has a wonderfully funny slide show chronicling our love of train enthusiasts.

This will now be a part of the Ladies Luncheon on Wednesday.

Welcome to Portland 2015!

This get together is where we can meet and greet old friends and make new ones. We will be going over the clinics offered this week and reviewing any schedule changes. Jodene Cook from Project Linus will be here to explain our all week project.