County employees provide measure of (Log cabin quilts) comfort to childrenYuma

County employees provide measure of comfort to children Yuma Daily Sun - Project Linus, new handcrafted blankets will be presented to the Yuma Area Project Linus and log cabin quilts given to children in need of comforting. For the last year, 12 DDS employees have used their Wednesday lunch hour to knit, crochet and log cabin quilts sew over 33 quilts Source: www.yumasun.com Hoak trial goes to jury Herald-Mail - As a result, Hoak had hung quilts over the windows in his home, according to statements. Taylor related an incident where Hose beat the mother of his children, among other acts. "Sounds like a sicko to me. Sounds like a psychopath," Taylor said. Source: www.herald-mail.com McGregor Library hosts Craft Show and log cabin quilts "Books and log cabin quilts Baskets" Des Moines Register - hosts their third annual Craft Show and log cabin quilts Holiday Open House Saturday, Nov. 24 at the McGregor Public Library, 334 Main Street, McGregor. This year's event features unique, hand-crafted gifts including ornaments, country crafts, candles, quilts Source: www.desmoinesregister.com Community news briefs: Yard sale to benefit fire victims North County Times - ESCONDIDO ---- Volunteers who make blankets and log cabin quilts quilts through local Project Linus chapters are invited to a thank-you party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at Bits & Pieces, 426 W. Second Ave. The event will include refreshments, label sewing, door Source: www.nctimes.com Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week Carlsbad Current-Argus - West Mermod. Several items were taken from the shed, including an antique amplifier, two tables, a television and log cabin quilts VCR, an antique Kodak movie camera, an antique black beaver coat, a wooden trunk with miscellaneous knives, Christmas ornaments, quilts Source: www.currentargus.com The State we're in: Work BBC News - They used to go out cleaning, washing, ironing, making patchwork quilts. Virtually everything that made her some money, she did it." Today that work ethic has all but disappeared from some communities. In many economically deprived areas, one-in Source: news.bbc.co.uk Holiday Bazaars Chico Enterprise-Record - Goods for sale will include clothing, candles, blankets, cosmetics, food, furnishings, handbags, housewares, jewelry, kitchen items, quilts, sculpture and log cabin quilts other art pieces. Hours for the annual sale are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and log cabin quilts 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Source: www.chicoer.com A way of life woven from misery Allentown Morning Call - Part of that belief came from hundreds of quilts sent to them by the Plain People of Pennsylvania. ''They were beautiful, like my grandmother used to make,'' said Lair, who spent many a chilly night in the mountains of Laos beneath the layered fabric Source: www.mcall.com