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Old 03-26-2008, 04:54 AM
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A few weeks ago, one of our local deputies was seriously injured in a head-on collision. Our charity group, Firehouse Quilts, was asked to make a comfort quilt for him. We kept a photo journal of it's creation from picking a pattern and fabric to it's presentation to him by his buddies. I wrote an article and put about 15 pics in to help tell the story; I think it's going to be in our printed version of yourhub.com this Thursday.

You can read the whole story online tho . . . just click here. :)

http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/Community/Community-happenings/Story~444151.aspx

Thanks for letting me share our heart-warming story. We normally give snuggle quilts to our fire departments in Colorado and the firefighters give them to the children they see on their emergency runs. :) If you're interested in seeing more pics and stories of our deliveries, you can go to our website at www.firehousequilts.org .
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This is the young deputy and his girlfriend showing off his comfort quilt.
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Here's the 4 gals that worked on this project.
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Old 03-26-2008, 05:06 AM
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What a great project! I'm sure it will be cherished.
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It's beautiful, love the colors. Great job!
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I took a look through the story, its nice to see a quilt so appreciated. Sometimes you donate or put them in the mail and you get thanks and thats it................this is great :D :D :thumbup:
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What a great story. I have found quilters to be the most generous group of people I've ever been around.
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Old 03-26-2008, 05:53 AM
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thank you all so much for your kind words. We really enjoyed making it for him. As you see from all the pics on the URL I put in my first post, a lot of people were involved. :D

If you haven't seen all the pics, here's the link again.
http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/Community/Community-happenings/Story~444151.aspx

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What a great quilt and a great thing to do!
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Beautiful quilt! I'm sure all your wonderful effort will help the young man heal quickly.
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That is a wonderful thing to do. I bet it will be treasured and it is gorgeous! I love those colors.
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What a beautiful quilt for a very worthy cause! :D
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