Sometimes, a gesture as simple as being wrapped up in a warm hug is all a person needs to get through a rough patch in life. For more than 50,000 San Diego children, that hug has arrived in the form ...

On Feb. 15, University of Maine students celebrated the last day of the annual Winter Carnival by participating in Project Linus’ National Make-A-Blanket Day. Students were provided with materials and ...

Once a month, a group of about 20 quilters from around North Alabama set aside their regular projects, pack up their sewing machines and fabric, and gather in the fellowship hall of a Huntsville ...

Fifteen years. More than 6,500 blankets. Children comforted locally and around the world. And a group that just keeps sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and tying blankets for children who are ...

Linus blankets are big hugs for children who need a little extra comfort, says Katy resident Sally Burns, the Houston Project Linus coordinator. "We are touching the lives of so many children in the ...

Do you enjoy quilting, knitting or sewing? Join Project Linus to make blankets for children in the community who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. Come to the scheduled gathering at ...

“When we do this, we’re not just giving out blankets; we’re giving out comfort,” said Debbie Busby, her arms filled with handmade quilts and blankets in an array of patterns and sizes. On a recent ...