In August 2013 a Military Mom in Gallatin, Missouri, USA received a request to make 45 quilts for soldiers in a unit in Afghanistan who needed a big morale boost and something to look forward to at Christmas. For many of the soldiers, who didn't get care packages, cards or letters, the quilts would represent a great big "Hug" from home. Gallatin, a small town of less than 1800, came together and h
and made a total of 52 quilts in just a little over 2 months! Donating their time, fabrics, church buildings and money the quilts were completed and shipped directly to each soldier. In August 2015 this same Military Mom received ANOTHER request, only this time it was for 68 quilts for a unit in Korea. The person requesting it was one of the soldiers who received a quilt 2 years earlier. It affected him so much that he wanted to pass on the "Hug". So here we are. Realizing this project is going to grow every year as the need for Military "Hugs" grows, we decided to put up a FB page to solicit participation from YOU! This is one of the best "feel good" projects ever. We want YOU to make a quilt, if you can't make one can you donate material, quilt batting, thread, time?. Money is the last thing we need but we'll take that too to purchase supplies. Nobody gets paid for this except USPS to ship the packages and maybe the store where fabrics and batting is purchased. It's ALL volunteer. We invite individuals, families, organizations, quilt groups, scout troops, churches, etc. to share the "Hugs" by making quilts. Please check the current post on our page to see what we need for this year. COMMIT NOW and let us know how many you can provide!
-Marilyn (Military Mom)
