Quilts

Adina Sookhoo, national events coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, hangs quilts at the Glencroft Retirement Community in Glendale for the foundation’s “Quilt to Remember” event. Family and friends of Alzheimers patients contributed by making quilts that pay tribute to victims of the disease.

Quilts

Adina Sookhoo, national events coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, and Stella Munoz, maintenance secretary for the Glencroft Retirement Community, hang quilts at the retirement community in Glendale.

Quilts

Adina Sookhoo, national events coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, hangs quilts at the Glencroft Retirement Community in Glendale for the foundation’s “Quilt to Remember” event. Family and friends of Alzheimers patients contributed by making quilts that pay tribute to victims of the disease.

Quilting

Tribune reporter Stacie Spring,left, listens as Iva Ruth gives instructions on how she quilts, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at the Gilbert Historical Society in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Quilting

Quilt

One of the Arizona Donor Quilts stitched by family members to remember a loved one who was an organ donor will be on display at Banner Del E. Webb from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 near the cafeteria.

Opportunity Quilt

The showing of the quilt will be at Ahwatukee�s 3 Dudes Quilting boutique, 5053 E. Elliot Road, on Saturday, Oct. 20.

Quilts of Valor

Quilts of Valor

The Palo Verde Patchers of Sun City West participate in the national Quilts of Valor program. After distributing quilts across the nation to combat veterans, the group has decided to stay local and give the quilts to veterans in the Valley.

Quilts of Valor

Patsy Taylor and the Palo Verde Patchers participate in the national group Quilts of Valor. The Sun City West club creates quilts and pillow cases to distribute to combat veterans.

Quilts of Valor

Materials and labor for the quilts made by the Palo Verde Patchers can exceed $200. The group works for free, giving out their creations to combat veterans through the Quilts of Valor program.

AZ quilters Opportunity Quilt

Quilt for Amber 1

The kindergarten; first- and second-grade classes at Hull Elementary School in Chandler presented a quilt made of more than 160 squares to Ben Fernandez (far left) during an assembly Tuesday morning. The quilt is for Fernandez's 7-year-old daughter; Amber; who has been out of school all-year -- she's currently at Phoenix Children's Hospital -- in a bout with acute myeloid leukemia. Development of the quilt -- featuring the students' artwork and assembled as a gift from Casa Grande-based Eagle Wings Quilting -- was organized by Keisha Banks (far right) and her daughter; Kiana (front), a classmate and friend of Amber. [Brett Fera/Tribune]

Quilt for Amber 2

The kindergarten, first- and second-grade classes at Hull Elementary School in Chandler presented a quilt made of more than 160 squares to Ben Fernandez during an assembly Tuesday morning. The quilt is for Fernandez's 7-year-old daughter, Amber, who has been out of school all-year -- she's currently at Phoenix Children's Hospital -- in a bout with acute myeloid leukemia. Development of the quilt -- featuring the students' artwork and assembled as a gift from Casa Grande-based Eagle Wings Quilting -- was organized by Keisha Banks and her daughter, Kiana, a classmate and friend of Amber. Pictured, from left, Eagle Wings Quilting's Gail Patt, Dena Dority, Kiana Banks, Fernandez, Keisha Banks, Maria Nightengale, Claire Ermi, and Patty Gauarisco. [Brett Fera/Tribune]

Quilting for heart disease

Marlene Duckworth Rausch of Chandler quilts to honor her mother and draw awareness about heart disease.