Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
We were privileged to award a very special Army Veteran his Quilt of Honor during a recent local area event.
Tom has been an integral part of our community for many years, earning accolades and awards for his amazing photographic talent and the thousands upon thousands of photos he's taken throughout the years. Those same people he'd taken photos of, turned out in droves to support him at a fundraising event to help assist him during his recovery.
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| Left to right - Tom's son, Danial, Tom w/Quilt of Honor, his wife, Ruth and QOH volunteer quilt maker and dear family friend, Doris |
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
We hope EVERYONE had a Very Merry Christmas with their families and friends. And those who were stationed elsewhere throughout our world to help guard and protect our Freedoms - our thoughts and prayers have been with you throughout...Thank YOU.
2022 is upon us, and with it brings New Hope for a wonderful New Year. Illiana Quilts Of Honor has been working behind the scenes of late to usher in NEW pivotal programs that will help us Honor our Beloved Veterans - a long term dream that may finally come to fruition. Our plans are in the final stages of completion - just need a few more date/sponsor confirmations to conclude our 2022 itinerary and implement our much-anticipated projects and programs for the New Year.
Our amazing Volunteers have been busy elves throughout this past year, creating beautiful Quilts Of Honor to Award and Thank our Combat Veterans and Service Members for their Service and Sacrifice for our country.
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| Look at ALL those gorgeous patriotic quilt tops recently donated! |
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| Donated quilt tops ready to be bordered out to our Standards of Excellence sizing, quilted/bound/labeled into Quilts Of Honor |
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| Just one (1) HUGE donation of several we've been blessed to receive this past year...Thank YOU! |
Without the generosity of our incredible donors - Illiana Quilts Of Honor would not be able to continue with our Volunteer efforts to Honor our Vets...Thank YOU!
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| One of our 'Surprise' fabric donations that recently arrived at our doorstep...Thank YOU! |
Again - our amazing volunteers and incredible donors are the life blood of Illiana Quilts of Honor. Their generosity and tireless volunteer efforts allow us to continue to Honor our area Illiana Combat Veterans and Service Members...Thank YOU!
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| Quilt Of Honor in final stages of completion |
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
We will NEVER Forget that fateful day and the countless lives that were lost:
In Tribute to those who fell on that fateful day - and the ensuing years, to Defend our Freedoms.
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
This time of year reminds us of ALL we have to be Thankful for...
Thank YOU - Thank You ALL. It takes A TEAM of amazing people to help make Wonderful Things Happen for Others.
And now, a sampling of some of the donated quilt tops we've recently received from one of our favorite toppers whom we are so very Grateful for - our 'Strip Quilting Diva', Doris...Enjoy!
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Once bordered out to size, quilted/bound/labeled, these quilts will be awarded to Illiana area Combat Veterans for the Service and Sacrifice for our Country.
Aren't these Great! This brings our grand total of donated quilt tops to thirty-three (33) for the month of November...Thank YOU!!!
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
And of course - 'Our Doris' came. She brought - as she ALWAYS does! What Amazing Volunteers we are so Blessed to have.
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| Twenty - two (22) quilt tops! |
First 11 of twenty-two (22) 'original' quilt tops 'Our Doris' created/donated to our Illiana Quilts Of Honor Efforts to honor our Combat Vets for their service and sacrifice for our country...
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These wonderful quilt tops - along w/five (5) additional tops we picked up later on our way home from another incredible volunteer topper, will ALL be bordered out to size, quilted/bound/laundered/labelled into beautiful Quilt Of Honor for our Beloved Combat Veterans of our Illiana area.
To EVERYONE who contributes in any way to help us honor our Illiana Combat Veterans for the Service and Sacrifice through a Quilt Of Honor...Thank YOU!
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
Don't you just love it when the mail lady drops off a wonderful box FULL of Surprises? For those of us 'fabric junkies', fabric donations are just about The Best Surprise we could get - especially when the fabric is Beautiful Patriotic fabrics/colors, ALL nicely folded and tucked into waterproof packaging ...What a Boon for our Volunteers and our Beloved Vets!
Cutting commenced almost immediately, so we would be ready for our Toppers the next time we meet up:
We like to cut fabric into 'chunks' for our AccuQuilt Go! cutter, strips for borders to border-out existing quilt tops - MANY created by our Strip Quilting Diva, Doris, and 2 1/2" strips for strip piecing - leftovers are ultimately used for binding - NOTHING goes to waste!
A few hours later, this generous fabric donation was ALL cut/bagged and ready to be sewn into beautiful Quilts Of Honor for our Combat Veterans for their Service and Sacrifice for our Country.
A BIG Thank YOU to our most recent Fabric Donor, Diana, for her generosity - Donors and other thoughtful souls like her, are what make it possible for us to continue to Honor our Beloved Veterans and Service Members for their Sacrifice and Service for our Country.
Deborah Lindley/Coordinator
This Easter, we give thanks for your courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication. May the hope of the Resurrection fill your heart with...
