Welcome to "Quilts of Honor - the Travis Project"







Quilts of Honor - the Travis Project, was created out of a desire to honor not only the memory of SSG Travis Hunsberger, but to show honor and respect to the men and women he served with. I made a quilt for Steve & Ronda, Travis' parents, and presented the idea of making more quilts for the soldiers at Fort Bragg. There are numerous wonderful organizations who provide quilts to wounded and hospitalized soldiers, but I felt led to do something different. We decided our first project would be to provide a quilt to each of the men in Travis' unit at the time of his death. Our goal was to accomplish this by Christmas. I am happy to report that we have exceeded our goal, and on December 10 2008, two men from our church, Wakarusa Missionary, headed off to North Carolina to deliver 19 quilts!! In May of 2009, we were able to deliver another 33 quilts!! Since then, we have delivered approximately 40 more quilts to families of the fallen and also to Wounded Warriors. Your help is still needed in lots of ways if we are to keep this project ongoing. First and foremost, pray for these brave men and women who serve each day to keep us free and protect us from those who would seek to do our nation harm. If you are a sewist or quilter, I can use you, if you would like to donate fabric or funds, I can use you. If you'd like to leave an encouraging word, or perhaps you knew Travis and would like to share a memory, I can use that too!



For more information on how you can help, contact me through this blog, by phone @ 574-849-7930, or by email, mamabech@msn.com.



To mail donations, send them to:



Quilts of Honor, c/o Dawn Bechtel, P.O. Box 613, Wakarusa, IN 46573. (Checks should be made out to Quilts of Honor.)



Thanks for stopping by, God bless you, and God Bless America!







Sunday, January 25, 2009

a Wedding. . .

I also have not had a chance to post pictures from the wedding of Travis' brother Kyle. Congratulations to Kyle Hunsberger and Samantha (Sam) Lewis who were married on December 20th, 2008!! Kyle has enlisted with the Indiana National Guard and is currently at Basic Training in South Carolina. Please pray for Kyle and his new bride as well as Steve,Ronda,& Kelsey as they make these new adjustments in their lives. Kyle has a strong calling to also serve his country. Enjoy these few pictures from their reception and one of them with a quilt I made as a wedding gift/going away gift. May the Lord bless you both with a long and happy life together!






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Finally!!! Pictures from the Quilt delivery to Ft. Bragg!

Yes!! I have pictures from the first Quilt Delivery to Ft. Bragg! I am SO EXCITED! The slide show includes pictures of the men's families receiving their quilts, along with Greg Birr & Toby Yoder from Wakarusa Missionary Church who delivered them. You will also see a few pictures of some of the Military personnel from Ft. Bragg. The gentleman holding the quilt with Greg & Toby is the Chaplain. Also included is a memorial stone for Travis. Here they are...
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

End of 2008. . .

My sincere apologies for the delay in posting. . . the end of December was hectic, as I'm sure it was for most of you. I trust you all had a blessed Christmas. We enjoyed our time and it was filled with mixed blessings :) A time of sadness for those no longer with us, but also a time to celebrate the birth of our Lord and the reason we live!

I have yet to make contact to receive the CD of pictures of the quilt delivery. I am as anxious to see the pictures as alot of you!! Hopefully this week. . .


What is in store for 2009. . .as I have stated many times, I feel this project is to continue. We still have funds thanks to many generous people, to carry us for awhile. I have several people who have offered to make quilts once the holidays are over so I'm praying they don't forget :) I am also offering something new. Beginning January 12th, you will be able to stop by the store and ask for a Quilt Block Kit. You can pick up as many as you like, I only ask that you return them in a timely manner. . .completed. Once enough have been returned, either myself or another volunteer will assemble them into a quilt. Hopefully this will involve more people, especially those who want to help but have neither the time or funds for a whole quilt. Another option, while my supplies last, is a full Quilt Kit. I will need to know in advance if you'd like one of these and my number of these are limited. I do need these completed and returned within 30 days. I'm willing to work with anyone who wants to help our project :) My next goal is 30 quilts by April 1st. I'm sure we can make that or even exceed it.


I'm adding a picture of Travis that has become a favorite of mine. It shows that tremendous smile that those who knew him, loved so well and miss so much! Hope you enjoy seeing it too. . .




We love and miss you Travis!!
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