August 23, 2000 Karigon School Bink-a-Thon on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Georgette Galvin, BP volunteer, quilts a quilt from blocks drawn by the children.Saratoga Springs-- Kids find security in blankets sewn by volunteers Dayle Gruder of Stillwater is seeking people who are experienced in sewing to help children in need of

Aug. 15, 2000 - Times - Inland Valley Local Chapter of National nonprofit group, with support of Levitz Furniture stores, reaches out to needy families with blankets, clothing.      With the help of local volunteers and donations from a major furniture store, low-income families and children in need will get blankets, coats, hats and

Sunday, August 20, 2000LONG BEACH When asked how many hours a week she spends on Binky Patrol, Dottie Blan shrugs her shoulders, looks to the heavens, and, with a small mischievous grin, says, "I just don't know." That's when her good friend Pat Nordstrom, another Binky Patrol foot soldier, chimes in. "Hours

Comforting Hearts by Carolyn Dilday Carolyn Dilday has created, "Comforting Hearts". This is an original quilt design inspired by the Piecemarkers pattern block of the month, February 1992, "Julie's Heart." A modified version of this pattern was used to complete the center fifteen squares. It was entirely machine-pieced, appliqued, and quilted by

Thursday, June 15, 2000 News from Laguna Beach in the Los Angeles Times Security Blankets Binky Patrol, a Volunteer Group Based in Laguna Beach, Provides Comforting Covers By LYNN O'DELL, Special to The Times      A binky, as most everyone knows, is a blanket. But not every blanket is a binky.      A binky

June 1, 2000 - The Orange County Register A SQUARE WORLD: 120 squares make up this quilt done for a school class.EUGENE GARCIA//The Orange County RegisterBREA -- Drew Hallet, 11, didn't know where Tasmania was. And Zaneta Camerino, 10, had heard of Nigeria, but couldn't find it on a map. That was