help the tornado victims across the countryWe are asking our chapter leaders to post to this article in the comments so you can see more places to send your blankets and other personal items to help the tornado victims across the country. Here's our first for Joplin, MO and surrounding areas. Heart

180 blankets have arrived!Once again the Fed Ex truck parked outside and spent some time bringing box after box of beautifully knit and crocheted binkies. There were also a handful of quilted and fleece ones.  Overall 180 blankets have arrived! Austin was so excited. He remember this from last year and was

"Mother's Day is a very special time"Mother's Day is a very special time for me.  I'm usually on tour in May, as I will be this year when my new Blossom Street novel, A TURN IN THE ROAD, is released.  But I always make it a point to be home on that

SOS for binkies to send to families in JapanOur amazing volunteers, 2 chapter leaders and Cindy at Calico House Quilt Shop in Placentia have blown us away with the response to this SOS for binkies to send to families in Japan.  There are over 1,100 quilts so far that have been collected.  

Quad-Cities ChapterMarch 15, 2011, Long Grove, Iowa – The Binky Patrol, a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping children, named Quilts by the Oz an official drop off site for blankets, quilts and supplies donated by members of the Quad-Cities Chapter. The quilt shop, owned by Harlene Rivelli, is located at 5341

CRESCO – The NE Iowa Chapter Binky Patrol needs your help! The non-profit organization is currently searching for donations of blankets to distribute to children in need. Area Coordinator Roxie Svoboda says a “binky” is a homemade blanket that can be sewn, knitted, crocheted or quilted. “I was looking for somewhere to