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On this day we celebrate veterans Day. It seems to me that every day should be Veterans day. Without the brave men and women who give everything for our freedom and safety, we would be a very different country. Thank you. With the instability currently in our world I am concerned we will be asking… Continue reading Veterans Day

On July 4th 1999, Clark and I had dinner and watched the fireworks with our wonderful friend Edith Williams. The evening was full of thought provoking ideas and remembrances of the past. Edith was Teddy Roosevelt’s granddaughter and she had a prospective on politics and current events that made the evening quite lively. It was… Continue reading Happy 4th

I am remiss in not writing sooner. Our family has been going through some problems with the health of my sister. We almost lost my sister and the impact on our family has been traumatic. On this day I could not help but reflect on all the families going to cemeteries and family gatherings to… Continue reading Memorial Day

Here in Washington state, we are experiencing a cold snap. As I wrap up in my quilt, I can’t help but think of all of the thousands of quilts we have made for warriors over the years. Every one imbued with love, thoughts and prayers for their health and wellbeing. Coming so close to our… Continue reading Veterans day

Ordinarily all quilts are sent to wounded warriors. Recently we had a special request which we were thrilled to honor. I thought you would like to hear the story.Patrick Chess was a shipfitter third class in the U.S. Navy. He was aboard his ship in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed December 7, 1941. Three… Continue reading Welcome home Patrick Chess

Happy New Year. We greeted Christmas and New Years with lots of snow. Snow is not usually something that is planned for in western Washington so streets don’t get cleared and we have been snowed in. Finally January 3rd we were able to get out and just enjoy the change.Our fund raiser was successful. We… Continue reading Happy New Year!

We are so grateful to our service men and women. Today is a day to celebrate the brave men and women who give so much to serve our country. All of us at American Hero Quilts are so grateful to our service men and women and their families for all of their sacrifices.Thanks to all… Continue reading Happy Veterans day

We would like to express our heartfelt condolences for the families who have lost loved ones in our different fields of combat. It was wrenching to see the 13 warriors come home to the U.S. and Dover and to think of all of those who have come before. We have left Afghanistan. So many people… Continue reading So many changes

Thank you to all our service men and women. We appreciate their bravery, service to our country and sacrifices. We would also like to thank family members of our service members. When one serves they all serve. You all have our gratitude. Thanks also to our American Hero quilters. We appreciate your efforts to provide… Continue reading Memorial Day

Happy Holidays. We are so grateful to all our wonderful service men and women as well as their families. We owe a big thank you to all the wonderful quilters and generous supporters who help us keep American Hero Quilts going. Without your support we could not continue to honor our warriors with quilts, our… Continue reading Happy Holidays