The son of Jan Lang almost died in the attack and although she had never made a quilt before, Mrs. Lang decided to make one for each family of the eighteen dead. She recruited other mothers of marines via an online support group, asking for quilt blocks with messages of comfort and gratitude. By 2014 a volunteer group of some 600 quilters had made and distributed 4,000 quilts. The group has decided to make a quilt for every USA Armed Service member (not just marines) killed in Iraq. Each quilt is made from thirty blocks, measuring 12.5” x 12.5” (32 cm by 32 cm). Each block is signed by the quilter and/or contains an inspirational message from a quilter or a veteran. The messages are collected by various USA veterans organisations.
See also: Home of the Brave Quilt Project; Operation Homefront Quilts
Source:
- www.worldquilts.quiltstudy.org (retrieved 17 April 2016)
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