" Quilting Guide "
for
Comfort Quilts

The following information is taken from the Marine Comfort Quilts FAQ located at the Yahoo Groups Web Site. You must be a group member to view the FAQ at that location.

Specifics of size, and content of these quilt squares.

  1. Fabric should be washable.
  2. Cut each corner of the material on the diagonal so that it won't unravel during washing.
  3. Wash fabric in a mild detergent before cutting to the raw size. (If you don't prewash the material, the message may run after washing and the raw square may shrink to a less than ideal size).
  4. Iron, if necessary, before cutting your squares.
  5. Raw (unfinished) size is a square measuring 12.5" X 12.5".
  6. All decoration or writing must be contained within the central 11" X 11" of each square.
  7. TIP:   Cut a small "slit" in the material and then "rip it". That ensures that your edge is straight. This is done running with the grain. The grain is the straight side of the material.
  8. SIGN YOUR NAME SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE 11 X 11 ALLOWED DECORATABLE AREA
  9. There are no hard and fast rules here. Go with your heart. A simple thank you, favorite or fitting scripture or quote.

How many squares per quilt?

  • 1 embroidered Branch of Service square, 1 "name" square, and 28 squares from different Members or sources will go into each quilt, so if you are sending more then one square or are sending personalized squares, remember one per quilt.

Finished Quilt


Quilt Back
Representative quilt squares appear below. Click the thumbnail for a larger image.



The "finished" quilts mentioned below refer to the quilts constructed from our personalized casualty quilt kits. Please do not send unsolicited quilts of your own design. We employ a unique methodology and would like all our quilts to have the same structural appearance.
 

Everything Army:
Material and signed or unsigned quilt squares & finished quilts to:

Sue Scheri
35 Trinity Place
Spring Valley, IL 61362

Everything Marine, Air Force, Navy & Coast Guard:
Material, signed or unsigned squares and finished quilts to:

Marine Comfort Quilts
c/o Jan Lang
1564 Hanna Rd
Valley Park, Mo. 63088