Susan Finch, Author at Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids

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Blanket brigade

May 22, 2000 Susan Finch wraps kids in need with binkies of their own. (Courtesy Binky Patrol) Alicia thought she’d been forgotten on her birthday. The sick teen-ager was in a Rhode Island hospital, and her working parents

By Susan Finch|2001-02-06T00:00:00+00:00February 6, 2001|Articles Archive|

Who Makes Binkies

Binky Patrol's volunteers range in age from 3 to 93. Students, men, seniors, vocational students -- even some of our recipients end up making binkies to pass along to someone "just like them."You don't need to sew.

By Susan Finch|2001-01-28T00:00:00+00:00January 28, 2001|Articles Archive|

Annual Meeting: World’s Biggest Baby Shower!

Anaheim, June 23, 2001 1-4 p.m. What better way to celebrate Five Years of Binky Fun then to hold the World's Biggest Baby Shower!? Binky Patrol will be celebrating 5 years and over 100,000 binkies delivered as

By Susan Finch|2001-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24, 2001|Articles Archive|

The selvage is the side of the fabric when you unroll it - it usually has writing, or holes from where it was on the winding machine. It makes the fringe thin, curly and it will tear easily.

All blankets MUST have the selvage - ugly edges - cut off BEFORE you cut the fringe.

Cut your fringe 4-5 inches deep, 1" wide so you can tie it like a balloon - not tying the two pieces together like shoelaces. This ensures you have a KNOT. Many people tie like shoelaces, but not the second time so you can pull the fabric apart. That's why we do it like a balloon.

Thank you for your help to ensure we have beautiful blankets going to these kids and teens!