The Remembrance Quilt

You don’t have to be an artist or sewing expert to create a moving personal tribute remembering a life lost to substance use disorder, but you do have to make a square in order to add a name to The Remembrance Quilt. It’s not as complicated as many people think, though. It doesn’t matter if you use paint or fine needlework, iron-on transfers or hand-made appliques, or even spray paint on a sheet; any remembrance is appropriate.
You may choose to create a square privately
as a personal memorial or you may choose to follow the traditions of
old-fashioned quilting bees by including friends, family, and co-workers. That
choice, like virtually everything else involved in making a square, is
completely up to you.
If you or someone you know wants help for a substance use disorder, please call 1-800-563-4086 at any time, day or night. Recovery is possible and help is available.
Scheduled Quilting Events
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Submitting a Square for The
Remembrance Quilt
Once a square is completed, there are several ways to submit it to DMHAS, so that it becomes a part of The Remembrance Quilt. You can attend one of DMHAS’s quilting events, mail your square to DMHAS or bring the square to a local Regional Action Council (RAC).
Once a square is completed, there are several ways to submit it to DMHAS, so that it becomes a part of The Remembrance Quilt. You can attend one of DMHAS’s quilting events, mail your square to DMHAS or bring the square to a local Regional Action Council (RAC).
For instructions on creating your square, click here.
Send the completed square and square maker information form to DMHAS at:
Connecticut Clearinghouse
334 Farmington Avenue
Plainville, CT 06062
334 Farmington Avenue
Plainville, CT 06062
Important
No matter how you decide to turn in a new square, please be sure to print out the square maker information form, fill it out and include it with the square.
No matter how you decide to turn in a new square, please be sure to print out the square maker information form, fill it out and include it with the square.
Remembrance Quilt Launch