These women took up the challenge to design, create, and bring into being this commemorative quilt, dedicating well over 400 hours of their volunteer time.

After much discussion, they agreed on how to best represent the unsung heroes of the Atlantic story. Working together and alone in their homes, those ideas were put into the final quilt. It was not a simple process, and involved a lot of trial and error, doing and redoing, sleepless nights, and a lot of measuring! 

Thanks to this project, a bond has been forged among all these women – a bond built on the connection they made to the women 150 years ago.