Sunday, April 7, 2013

Red, White, and Blue for TAPS

TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, an organization that provides support to the Families of fallen service members. RW&B quilts or crocheted blankets are always needed for the “Good Grief Camp”. For more info: http://www.taps.org/


Teddy Bear cheater panel. I tacked/tied this quilt with my machine every 5 inches.


Framed boxes.


Strings, also machine tacked/tied.


Crumbs and wonky stars.


10 comments:

  1. Those are wonderful quilts - I especially like the crumb block one. And thank you for the link. I'll check them out.

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    1. Thank you! I made all the crumb blocks on July 4th, was not sure how I was going to use them.

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  2. These are great and you are so ambitious! Good job!

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    1. Thank you, looks like I worked harder then I did since some were kits.

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  3. Such a good cause... and lovely quilts.
    Hugs

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    1. Thank you. I always try to make a few quilts for TAPS each year.

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  4. Where do you send the quilts? I checked the link and it didn't show anything about quilts. BTW: beautiful job on them... so creative!

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    1. Glad your enjoyed my pictures and thank you for your comment. The local Project Linus chapter collects and sends the quilts to Arlington, VA for the camp. Ask your local PL if they participate. PL chapters collects over 2500 blankets TAPS each year and the demand is growing.

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