Florida Fallen Heroes Quilt Project A COMMUNITY PROJECT "CALLING ALL QUILTERS"

TO HELP create memory quilts honoring Florida's "FALLEN HEROES" of Iraq and Afghanistan

Our First Quilt

Click for an enlargement and to see all of our quilts. Contact the photographer for digital images or prints of the quilts or individual squares.

NEED one or more 9 1/2" block(s) with patriotic design(s)

NAMES of DECEASED will be put on each quilt block

FINISHED QUILTS will be exhibited throughout Florida

DONATIONS APPRECIATED to help pay for quilting materials

FOR INFORMATION please call (321) 269-2613

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Please send quilt squares or any financial contributions to:
Florida Fallen Heroes
P.O. Box 5566
Titusville, FL 32783-5566

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Purpose of our Project To honor the "Fallen Heroes" of Iraq and Afghanistan in a permanent way. Our inspiration was a young man in our community who served in Iraq. Upon his return, he expressed his desire to memorialize the friends he lost. Thus, our community project was born. A small group decided to honor our Florida soldiers with a Florida Fallen Heroes Quilt project. Each square of every quilt will bear the name of a deceased soldier. Presently, we have completed four quilts and we will continue our project as long as there are soldiers to be recognized. It is our intention to display our quilts throughout the State of Florida and, hopefully, find a permanent home in Tallahassee.

Volunteers Contact your quilting friends in Florida and beyond to support this project. Need their names, addresses, phone numbers, and eMail addresses. The use of long arm quilting machines, for assembling quilts. Need volunteers to build simple quilt racks, for quilts 69"W x 79"L We need financial contributions for: Quilting materials To build racks for displaying quilts Professional project signs and flyers Letterhead and postage Exhibit & transportation costs Quilt promotions Thank you for wanting to be part of this worthwhile endeavor.

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As we reflect upon 2005 when our project was born, we were blessed with the overwhelming support from the Florida community and beyond. Quilters, guilds, volunteers and generous contributors helped to make our "Fallen Heroes Quilt Project" worthwhile and successful. We could not have done it without all of you!

A very special thank you to Ruth Gulbrand, Pam Butner and Ruth Sultz, who have given their time and effort to piece, iron and sew all of our quilt tops together. Their dedication and hard work is gratefully appreciated.

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