How Many of These Have You Made?

2,925 of our camouflage quilts have been made & distributed to troops! That's a lot of soldiers/marines/airmen with a nice bit of comfort during their deployment. That's a lot of volunteer work, too!

ADJUSTABLE CHAIRS---YEAH!!!!!

Thanks to an anonymous donor, the Camo Quilt Project (CQP) now has 20 "gently used" office chairs---and they all are fully adjustable. No more sitting on folded quilts to adjust your seat height! These chairs are so comfortable that our volunteers won't even notice how long they have been sitting. Productivity will be on the rise and our volunteers will now have happy faces AND happy behinds!

Orders, Orders and more Orders!

No, I am not talking about the military orders our young men and women in the service receive. I am talking about orders for camo quilts. Right now we have about 500 quilts that have been ordered and need to be made. It is a bit overwhelming---but our volunteers are working hard to complete the orders. At this time of the year they are setting aside shopping, baking and decorating and are sewing quilts instead.

Where do the orders come from? A parent might request a quilt for their son or daughter. Sometimes it is a grandparent or other relative that orders the quilt. Orders have also been received directly from Iraq or Afghanistan. It might be a commander ordering a quilt for the entire unit or it could come from an individual who received a quilt who then orders one for the rest of unit. An order may be for 1 quilt going to an individual or it could be an order for anywhere from 20 to 150 depending on the size of a unit.

With all the publicity the Camo Quilt Project (CQP) has had lately, the orders are rolling in. We have also been blessed with a surge of donations---now we just need more volunteers to come and join us in making the quilts.

Amy's Quilts

Before her death in the Fort Hood massacre, SSG Amy Krueger had requested quilts for her entire unit. We were able to complete these quilts, and thanks to a local company they were delivered to Fort Hood before the unit deployed. We received this note of thanks from MAJ Suttinger:

What a wonderful gift. Notice the smiles all around. We are all very touched and astonished at Amy’s wish and the entire dedicated effort it took for the Camo Quilt Project to make this work (along with some help from Johnsonville for delivery!) We leave soon and these will comfort us through the upcoming year. Thank you x 46!!!

Sincerely,

MAJ Laura Suttinger

467^th Med Det (CSC)

“United and Strong”

TV2 News Video

WBAY TV (Green Bay, WI) news team visited the Camo Quilt workshop on 11/21 and produced this video report:

Video Report on the Camo Quilt Project

Andy Romey of The American Legion made this video report in honor of our one-year anniversary of our Camo Quilt Workshop.

Click here to watch the video