Times Orange County - April 9, 1997 Susan Roush (Finch) was just looking for a little help in making blankets for needy children. But when 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' publicized her efforts, the Binky Patrol exploded into a national phenomenon. By LESLIE EARNEST, Special to The Times (photo: Binky Patrol Founder - Susan Finch)

Orange County Register - October 29, 2000 CHARITY: The Binky Patrol seamstresses are among those lending a hand. Ladies, start your sewing machines. The Binky Patrol was out in force Saturday at the Laguna Beach Retirement Community. They were there to be a part of Make a Difference Day, a national day

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