How long did it take you to make this quilt?

It took me 90 hours to complete. The thing that took the longest was preparing the fabric to go through my printer and printing the pictures.


When did you finish this quilt?

I finished the quilt January 8, 2002.


On your web page " About the Quilt" you thank people for helping you, who exactly did what?

Jannis Browning and Lydia Jarvis helped me download the faces from the CNN site.

Merry Moore is my studio assistant and helped in ironing, fusing and pin basting.

LoRaine Granhold and Clair Nordman helped with donations of money to off set the cost of this project.

Brenna Hopkins lent emotional support.

Tom Jarvis lent his computer technical support to both the quilt and the web site.


Are there faces from the airplanes or the Pentagon on this quilt?

I think the faces are only from the WTC. I downloaded the pictures from the CNN site where people could post photos and info about someone they were looking for.  You knew if your loved one was on one of the planes or at the Pentagon, so you probably didn't put their photo on the CNN site.


How can I find out if someone I lost is on this quilt?

I have saved all the names and photos of people that I printed for this quilt. So if you tell me their name I would be glad to tell you if they are on this quilt. You can inquire by sending me a private message through the Guestbook.


How did you think this up?

I was working on a commission that day that involved sewing cute little faces on a cloth insert that goes into a greeting card.  The cards were scheduled to be picked up the next day, so I had to work on them on September 11.   While watching the events of the day unfold on the TV, I felt like the souls of those people were flying into my sewn cards. At that point I knew I had to do something about the people. I would try to use their faces if possible.  But what?  Those faces I was making were just too cute to be used on anything about this horrible event.  I stored away the idea for a couple of days until I was packing up to teach a quilting class on the Lone Star.  In with my Lone Star stuff was a picture of Blanch Young's scrap Lone Star all in brown.  Right then I knew what my September 11 project would be.  A giant Lone Star representing the blast at the World Trade Center made up of pictures of the faces of those who died.   My husband found that the CNN site had lots of pictures of missing people on it. So I started downloading them.


Where is it displayed?

You can find the schedule where this quilt will be displayed by checking the "Currently Showing" page of my web site.


Where will it be finally displayed?

I hope that NYC will build an appropriate memorial site and I will then offer it to them.


How were the pictures put on the fabric?

I used pima cotton for this project. It is a high-count long staple cotton.  I got it from  Dharma Trading Company but many quilt shops carry it. 

I treated my fabric with a product called Bubble Jet Set 2000. It makes the ink from a computer ink jet printer permanent on fabric. It is available from Caryl Bryer Fallert.  She also has a very good FAQ page about it.

Then I stabilized the fabric so it would go through the computer printer by ironing it to a lightweight fusible interfacing.

After the interfacing was fused I cut the fabric into sheets that were 8 ½" by 22". This allowed me to print 10 diamonds, each with a face in it, on one sheet of printer fabric.

Then I cut the diamonds out with a scissors.


How can I get your quilt displayed at a venue near me?

Send me a private email through the guestbook or contact:

Lois Jarvis
4625 Tokay Blvd
Madison, WI 53711

E-mail Lois_Jarvis

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