Handmade blankets for refugees sit on a table at a Welcome Blanket giveaway at the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, March 21, 2023, in Burlington, Vt.

Handmade blankets for refugees are displayed during a Welcome Blanket exhibit at the Winooski Heritage Mill Museum, Feb. 17, 2023, in Winooski, Vt.

A group of refugees were welcomed to Vermont with homemade blankets. At least 86 blankets were made for the refugees and immigrants arriving in Vermont.

The blankets, accompanied with the personal notes from their creators, were then gifted to refugees at events, in welcome boxes, at their new housing, or through charity groups.

Handmade blankets welcome refugees, ... and Fatuma Hussein, right, originally from Burundi, hold handmade blankets they picked out at a Welcome Blanket giveaway event on March 21, ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — “Welcome to the USA,” says a note attached to a hand-crocheted blanket of purple, white and gray stripes.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — “Welcome to the USA,” says a note attached to a hand-crocheted blanket of purple, white and gray stripes.Hollie Shaner-McRae, of Burlington, who made t… ...

Handmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US by: LISA RATHKE, Associated Press. Posted: Mar 28, 2023 / 10:45 AM CDT. Updated: Mar 28, 2023 / 10:48 AM CDT.

Handmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US by: LISA RATHKE, Associated Press. Posted: Mar 28, 2023 / 11:45 AM EDT. Updated: Mar 28, 2023 / 11:48 AM EDT.

One hand-crocheted blanket came with a note saying “Welcome to the USA" and advising the recipient to dress warmly in Vermont.

The blankets, accompanied with the personal notes from their creators, were then gifted to refugees at events, in welcome boxes, at their new housing or through charity groups.