  How can you make a memorial tribute to your loved one who donated? You can make a memorial tribute to your loved one by designing and submitting a square for our donor family quilt. Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) is committed to providing ongoing support services to donor families. We believe that activities, such as creating a memorial quilt square, are a form of expression which aids in the healing process of your grief. How did the Donor Family Quilt come about? The MTS Donor Family Quilt is modeled after the National Donor Family Quilt. The national quilt, like the MTS quilt, is made up of squares created by donor families in honor of their loved ones. It travels in sections across the country to pay tribute to loved ones and to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation. If you would like information on how to contribute a square to the national quilt, call the National Kidney Foundation at (800) 622-9010. The MTS Donor Family Quilt is made up of squares created for donors from our service area only. It is usually displayed at all MTS sponsored events. Requests are sometimes made by door families for the quilt to be displayed at community events in their hometown. This allows families from our service area to see their design up close and in person. How do I design a quilt square? The design can represent all of the things that best describe your loved one. You can personalize it to represent your loved one's hobbies and interest and other things that he/she loved most. Or, you can design it to include your own expressions for the individual.  Your creation can be made by cross-stitch, applique, computer art, silk-screen, paint, drawing, or any other method that you can devise; there are no limitations on how you can go about creating your square. Feel free to include laminated photographs, date of birth, date of death, poems, quotations, pictures or anything else that helps to express your thoughts. Please include the donor's name somewhere on the square. Does the quilt square have to be a particular size? Your creation should be submitted on a 10 inch by 10 inch piece of fabric. The designer should leave a one-inch margin all the way around the design (the design is actually 8x8). This will allow for your square to be quilted with others without interfering with your design. Should I include anything in writing? We suggest that you also include a brief narrative that describes your creation. You may include information about the donor, cause of death, expressions of faith or whatever you feel is appropriate. The narrative is placed in a book that accompanies the quilt when it is displayed for others to read. If you would like to request a Donor Family Quilt Package, please click here to submit your request. |
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