Hokie Hope Quilts

they are all beautiful. what a tragedy. i followed that on the news, cried for all those students. great job! amy

Those are just lovely Pat. I don't think I could pick a favorite. What a loving tribute for those families to have. Congratulations on being part of that project. Go Hokies!

They are great. Thanks for sharing.

All of the quilts are so lovely. As for the one that you made, I'm so glad that you were able to add that "special" touch by using the musical note fabric. It makes the quilt that much more special/personalised.

- dlm. in central MA

The families of those students will never get over the pain but having a remembrance quilt to hug will be a comfort. We are grateful, Pat, for your part in this compassionate sharing of their grief. Polly

Thank you for sending the link to all those quilts, Pat - it was a sad day....My sister and bro/law were driving the highway that morning during the event and they said that the ground was shaking from the number of high speed police cars heading to the university - it wasn't until they had reached a safe rest stop that they were able to tune into a radio station to listen to the news that they knew what had happened so close to them. jennellh

Pat, they're all lovely -- the simple ones, the more complex ones, all of them. What a wonderful tribute to those students who so tragically were in harm's way. Was each quilt made for a specific student's family, or just some?

Howdy!

Wonderful.

R/Sandy

Thanks for posting the link to the Hokie Quilts. They are wonderful!

Donna in Idaho

Sandy: Only a few were made for specific families from the get-go. The others were assigned later. BTW: some of the families lost a faculty member, and some lost a student. PAT PS: I hope I caught/cancelled my post with name error in time! Post in haste ... repent at leisure!

Sandy wrote:

These are all just wonderful, Pat. What a lovely, caring, beautiful thing to do for all of the grieving families. Blessings to them all, and may they feel the warmth and comfort of those quilts for many years.

Patti in Seattle

Thanks for showing us, Pat. I felt the honor to look at them.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

What a dumb mistake on my part! Of *course* I knew that there were faculty members lost that day, as well as students. Sorry! :S

I didn't notice an error, so you must have!