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!

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”

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

TV 4 Milwaukee News Report

Picture of a Camo Quilt - Army

OUR HEARTS ARE SADDENED

We were shocked to hear the news about the Fort Hood massacre. A few days later we learned that one of our quilt recipients, Ssgt Amy Krueger, was one of the soldiers that were killed. In September Amy received one of our quilts and on September 29th we received this email from her:

"My name is Sgt. Krueger. I am with the 467th Combat Stress Control Unit that will be deploying within the next two months. I recently received a blanket because a family member knows some of the women that volunteer their time to make these blankets. I personally want to thank you and all the women who worked diligently to make my blanket. It is a very gracious gift that will be very very useful. Also, on the behalf of my commander, Maj. Suttinger, as a unit we were wondering if we could request more blankets for the rest of the unit? We will be state side till approximately the beginning of December. I am not sure if it would be possible to make 45 blankets before then or what the capabilities are, but we thought it was worth asking. Again thanks to all that are
involved in this wonderful project!!"

We have been in contact with Amy's commander and the quilts ordered by Amy will be made. These quilts will be a bit special in that a ribbon will be attached and a specially designed card sent with the quilt that tells Amy's comrades that the quilt is being given in her honor.

Notes of Thanks from our Troops

It is always an encouragement to hear from those who have received a quilt. Just click on the link below to read their letters.

Marty Pond 1-147th Commanding, AHB Tallil, Iraq

CH(COL)Lance Kittleson

SFC Brandy Moreland

SGM Connie Darr.doc

A1C Jared Pullium, USAF

HM2 (FMF) Ryan J Lebeda, USN

COL Peter Bries

1LT Jessamyn Clark, Kabul, Afghanistan

HM2 (FMF) Ryan Lebeda USN

A1c Jared Pullium

Col G. USAF

SFC Jason J. Johnson

SFC Thomas Ottress

MSgt Brian Janiszewski

Ann and Dennis Wendt

SPC Lyle J Piontek

Captain Terri Zielinski sent these photos of Airmen with their quilts:
Zielinski Airmen (1)
Zielinski Airmen (2)
Zielinski Airmen (3)

Ssgt William Long USAF Afghanistan

SSgt Fairchild USAF Afghanistan

SSgt Robert Jojola USAF Afghanistan

MAJ Shawn Boyer Iraq

SSgt Kerrie Moore, Iraq

Msgt Kari-Jean Fornes, USAF, Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan

Captain Seth M. Allen, US Army, Iraq

Major Keith Madere

Todd Lowell

Major Robert L May, US Army

SPC Lyle J Piontek

Ann and Dennis Wendt

MSgt Brian Janiszewski, Kuwait

David G Sink

SFC Nathan Preder, Random Lake, WI.

Ssgt Amy Krueger, 467th Combat Stress Control Unit, Fort Hood, TX.

1Lt David Cortez, Army National Guard.

TSGT William Humphries, ASFR, Iraq.

Loren Dathe 1TAM-Army RTC/IS

TSGT Derrick Ray, Iraq

LTC William J Hruska, Iraq

Anthony Weeks, Iraq

Kim Kissinger, Iraq

Tim Geeter
Shaun Hood
Jamie Hofeldt

SSG Craig Wireman, Iraq

MSgt Matthew Wallner, Iraq

SSG Michael Mohn

COMING SOON !

Thanks to the generosity of Sun Graphics in Plymouth WI, the Camo Quilt Project has beautiful full color brochures. As of July of 2014 Sun Graphics has made us new brochures. They are now reflecting our new patriotic lap quilts as well as the camo. The new brochure is way beyond what we ever imagined! THANK YOU SUN GRAPHICS! Stop by their website at: www.sungraphicsprinting.com and don't forget to let them know you appreciate their donation of designing and printing a brochure for the Camo Quilt Project.

Cutting Fabric

Cutting 40 layers of ACU fabric is easy with the use of the electric rotary cutting saw! The fabric comes on rolls from 20 to 100 yds each. The width is about 66 inches. The fabric is layered onto our cutting table and the first cut is made at 45". After the initial cut to width, the fabric is then cut to 72" lengths. The 21" cut-off is set aside to be cut into bindings, ties, cool-ties and it is also used to piece together additional 45 x 72 inch quilt pieces. We have been using the saw for almost a year now and we are still on the first blade. Pretty impressive since it has cut pieces for more than 1200 quilts!

A Trunk Full of Quilts

Courtney from Madison WI carries an armful of finished quilts to her car. Courtney delivered the carful of 150 quilts to Fort Hood TX.

Thank You From Wisconsin's First Lady

The recent article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel caught the attention of First Lady Jessica Doyle, wife of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. To view her letter click here: Jessica Doyle letter.

More grateful soldiers

A couple more grateful quilt recipients in Iraq.

In The News

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel stopped by the Camo Quilt Shop recently for an interview. The article was published in the July 13th Journal Sentinel. You can see the article here: http://www.jsonline.com/news/iraq/50590032.html

The WARM COMPANY

Our troops deserve the best. That is why our quilts are filled with 100% cotton batting. We use the Warm & Natural batting made by The Warm Company. In June The Warm Company donated 3 rolls of batting, 124" by 25 yds each. That was enough to fill 85 quilts! THANK YOU to The Warm Company.

A van-load of quilts ready to go

A van load of quilts ready to be delivered to Texas for distribution.

Spc Timothy Schmid watches a quilt being sewn at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Watertown WI. Even a snowstorm did not stop the 20 women who came to learn how to make the camo quilts! Tim, his wife Sara and their baby, Jayln came to pick up 10 quilts. An additional 110 quilts have been completed for Tim's unit, the 1158th Transportation Co of Beloit, WI. This unit will be deploying to Iraq soon.

Pictures From Camo Quilt Headquarters

Camo Quilt Head-
quarters







Some of our volunteers at our open house in November.









Volunteers learning how to pin the quilts.