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9-11 Remembered

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Remebering the events of seven years ago and reflecting on one of the most amazing quilt journeys I have had the opportunity to be a part of.

The Story

On the Friday following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Mary Anne and her husband Tom attended a candlelight vigil at the gazebo in the town park of Pelham, New York. While there, they felt moved to do something to reach out to those affected in their community. Even though they didn’t know any of the families personally, they decided that they would make a quilt for each of the families in Pelham who had lost a loved one. This was the beginning of the Pelham, New York Comfort Quilt Project.
Mary Anne went home and posted a request on a few different internet quilting sites asking for volunteers to make quilt blocks. The blocks would be mailed to her and she would put them together ………. (visit my website to read the entire story).