Fons & Porter is helping to spread the word about a project proposed by the Connecticut PTSA for Sandy Hook Elementary.  They’re asking for snowflake donations to transform the new school to a winter wonderland for the students.  To help encourage people to donate, Baby Lock has teamed with Designer’s Gallery and Amazing Designs to offer free snowflake embroidery designs to anyone who needs them. The free designs can be found here: http://totallystitchin.net/articles/snowflakes-for-sandy-hook-elementary.

The snowflake request is for any and all snowflakes, so any donation is welcome.

All snowflake donations should be sent by January 12 to:

Connecticut PTSA
60 Connolly Parkway
Building 12, Suite 103
Hamden, CT 06514

For more information, please visit http://www.ctpta.org/SANDY-HOOK-FUND.html

The Fons & Porter Staff

Like the rest of the nation, we sat and watched in horror at he events that unfolded in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012.  We wanted to help, but not sure how.  We received an email from Patrick Lose today asking if we would help spread the word of Comfort Pillowcases for the kids in Sandy Hook.  Two local quilt shops are trying to collect a pillowcase for each of the 700 students in the school.  If you would like to make a pillowcase or 2 for the kids, please send to one of the quilt shops below.

The Yankee Quilter

5 Klarides Village Drive

Seymour, CT 06483

203-888-9196

and

Quilter’s Corner

312 Danbury Road

New Milford, CT 06776

860-355-4516

If you need a pattern to make a pillowcase, one may be found here: http://www.yankeequilter.com/SandyHook.html

Sincerely,

The Staff at Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting

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Check out one of our Bonus Patterns today, such as American Independence.

As always, if you do need to reach out to our customer service team, they may be reached at answers54@fonsandporter.com.

thank you!

Fons & Porter Staff

L-R Judy (Ben Franklin), Marcia (Madison Co. Health Care System), Kristi (Fons & Porter), Amy and Marcia (Heartland Fiber Co.)

Fons & Porter partnered with The Madison County Health Care System, Heartland Fiber Company, Ben Franklin and the Madison County Dessert Factory to host a “knitting night” to bring awareness to the “Period of PURPLE Crying” to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. The task was to knit purple caps for the newborns at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. We are happy to report over 60 caps were knitted and donated.

Research has shown that frustration with a crying infant is the number one trigger for the shaking and abuse of infants. The “Period of Purple Crying” is the phrase used to describe the point in a baby’s life when they cry more than any other time. PURPLE is an acronym to explain: crying hits a peak around two months of age; it can be unexpected; resistant to soothing; appears painful; lasts a long time (up to several hours); and it often happens in the evening.

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