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While quilts can be made by individuals, the group of Mt. Most quilts feature a red, white, and blue color scheme, along with various approved designs. The quilts are made to specific standards as established by the national Quilts of Valor Foundation. “This foundation was started with the purpose of bringing comfort for veterans, because many have been through an awful lot.” “We make quilts for veterans and they’re quilts of comfort,” Coughlin explains. (Photo: Adison Reder/Epicenter)What they are working on: Sharing a namesake with the organization, Quilts of Valor (QOV) are quilts designed for and awarded to veterans and service members of the United States Armed Forces. Pleasant Quilts of Valor chapter now meets about once a month at Keepsake Quilts, located at 4585 E. With the help of her long-time friend, Freeze, the two have been able to grow their chapter to about 20 members. Pleasant chapter was established four years ago by Pamela Coughlin, the chapter’s president, and local Keepsake Quilts retail store owner, Gerolyn Freeze.Īfter learning about the Quilts of Valor Foundation, Coughlin says she felt inspired to bring the organization to her community. The foundation consists of nearly 600 chapters nationwide. Pleasant Quilts of Valor chapter, have been working together on one simple mission: to bring comfort to veterans.Įstablished by Catherine Roberts in 2003, the Quilts of Valor Foundation has been on a mission to bring healing to veterans for the past two decades. Pleasant retailer, Keepsake Quilts, along with the Mt.
ĭue to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, meeting hours have changed from the previous schedule.įor further information, please contact Patricia Egger by calling 71 or send an email to: *protected email*.Who are the Quilts of Valor in Mt. We welcome any new members! More information about the Quilts of Valor Foundation can be found at. Our group of quilters meets twice a month and we have a great time sewing love into every quilt. When we began this mission, we never dreamed we would receive the support that has been given from our community. This group makes the quilt tops, locates a long arm quilter to put the quilt together, and will hand deliver a quilt to veterans who request one through our group or through the Quilts of Valor website. In 2016 when our QOL members became a part of the Foundation we dubbed ourselves the Mason-Dixon Hot Toppers with Patricia Egger as the group leader. Quilts of Valor Foundation has also made some changes to their organization with a new focus of providing a quilt to cover any veteran who served our country. Over these eight years there have been changes in the QOL group members but their enthusiasm has not changed. Since our inception, we have delivered quilts to the Red Cross at the Walter Reed Army Hospital and to the Army hospital in Afghanistan to cover our wounded warriors who mean so much to us. So much so, that Ruth became the leader of a group of QOL dedicated women who were interested in making a difference in the lives of wounded service men and women that sacrifice for our country every day. Ruth Cheslock had visited a chapter of this organization in Florida and was deeply moved by their dedication to a very worthy project. In April 2009, Quilting on the Line members formed a chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.
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