PTSD quilt

PTSD quilt

Inspired by the AIDS quilt, veterans at the Seattle VA hospital make quilts to let others with...

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Another PTSD quilt

Another PTSD quilt

The quilts hang on the walls of the PTSD unit. One of the squares in this quilt depicts a medic crying tears of blood.

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Josh's quilt

Josh's quilt

Ann started an organization that makes photo quilts for kids of deployed troops — the quilts...

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Uploaded on Aug 11, 2009

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Christian's quilt

Christian's quilt

Ann Flaherty, the founder of Operation Kid Comfort, made this quilt for her grandson Christian when his dad Mike was in Iraq.

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Uploaded on Aug 11, 2009

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Beloved quilt

Beloved quilt

Tara Miner, a coworker of mine, made this Beloved quilt for a homeless child in Boston. I love the bee and the deer.

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Uploaded on Aug 11, 2009

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Underlying Current by Ami Simms

Underlying Current by Ami Simms

A detail from a quilt Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (www.alzquilts.org) founder Ami Simms made to honor her mother.

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Uploaded on Aug 9, 2009

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Underlying Current by Ami Simms

Underlying Current by Ami Simms

Here's the whole quilt made by Ami Simms of Flint, MI, to honor her mother. Ami founded the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (www.alzquilts.org).

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Uploaded on Aug 9, 2009

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Comfier

Comfier

Shelter dogs and cats with comfy beds in their cages are more likely to be adopted.

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Quilt kit

Quilt kit

A lucky kitten at one of New York City's shelters checks out her new cage comforter made by a volunteer for the Mothers' Comfort Project.

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Uploaded on Aug 9, 2009

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Pitt bulls love toile

Pitt bulls love toile

NYC's shelters especially need medium and large dog beds.

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Casey's square

Casey's square

Casey Ehrlich started the Blanket the Globe quilt when she was 15 as a way to raise...

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Jamie's square

Jamie's square

Casey let her little sister, Jamie, make the very first square in the quilt.

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Casey at the MA State House

Casey at the MA State House

In 2008, Casey was invited to display the quilt at the Massachusetts State House. Here she is giving a press conference.

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Uploaded on Aug 9, 2009

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Max's quilt

Max's quilt

The first quilt I've finished since I made all the projects for the book.

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Uploaded on Jun 13, 2009

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Max's quilt

Max's quilt

For my godson, I made a baby-sized version of Kaffe Fassett's Pink Flags quilt.

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Uploaded on Jun 13, 2009

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