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Quilters block out time for the troops

Published 10:14 am Friday, September 5, 2014

Members of the Northwest Navy Band “Deception Brass” gather around a quilt from the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild during Military Appreciation Day at BIMA.
Members of the Northwest Navy Band “Deception Brass” gather around a quilt from the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild during Military Appreciation Day at BIMA.

The Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild gave a demonstration at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum on re-purposing old shirts into quilts during Military Appreciation Day at local museums.

They also sewed blocks for American Hero quilts — a program to give every wounded soldier at a local military hospital a quilt and a hug.

The Northwest Navy Band “Deception Brass” took a break from performing to highlight the quilt program.

The visit helped publicize the upcoming Downtown Bainbridge Quilt Festival on Sept. 13.

More information is available at BainbridgeIslandModernQuiltGuild.com.

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