Helen Phillips, Neighbor

My Remembering Quilts and Remembering Flag story, it was aired on the ABC TV Above and Beyond Show on June 29, 2013. Here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7NBXqu2nI&feature=youtu.be

I make a Remembering Flag For A Gold Star Parent without charge as my personal way of Honoring their Fallen Hero. I make Remembering Flags for all family members for a minimal charge. I want to do something special making a Remembering Flag with their photos of their Fallen Hero, printed on an EQ Printable fabric panel and sewn on to a special garden flag from Custom Decor Flag & Garden. All made in the USA Any Gold Star Family member or friend can message me on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RememberingQuilts or FB: Helen Rusch Phillips or email me at Helen@RememberingQuilts.com, up to 7 photos and something you would like written. I can use the "Long May It Way" American flag or the “We The People” Eagle flag. I also share special Remembering Flags I make for families who lost a loved one and together we let them know their loved one is remembered as we see their precious photos

I add the completed Remembering Flags to my Remembering Quilts Facebook Page Photo Album and also reshare on your Fallen Hero’s Birthday in Heaven, Angel Anniversary, on special holidays and any special time you would like me to reshare, so others may Honor and Remember your Fallen Hero with your precious photos and special words. Here is the link to Remembering Flag Photo Album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.391257744306932.1073741828.102337263198983&type=3

I started making the Remembering Flags before Memorial Day 2012 to bring a little comfort to Gold Star Families I connected with on Facebook and plan to continue my personal mission to Honor and Remember our Fallen Heroes with their precious photos and special words. My husband is a retired Naval Aviator. My oldest son is a Naval aviator and Iraq veteran and my daughter-in-law is in the Coast Guard and thus we all see how my photos on fabric can bring some comfort to the families and friends of our Fallen Heroes. While flying a late night mission over Baghdad in 2007, my son took the background photo of a sunrise I use in many of the collages.

My "Photos on Fabric" products are in my online shop: www.Etsy.com/shop/Remembering Quilts. Message me on FB or email me at Helen@RememberingQuilts.com and we can work together to make a Remembering Quilt, Flag, Pillow, Tote, Apron or print your photos on fabric for you to make your own personal creation... I make "Photo On Fabric" products for any occasion, military and non military but I do not share the personal products here on my FB page unless I have permission.

I taught myself how to print Photos on Fabric after losing my mother following her issues with Alzheimer's. I saw what can be done for people dealing with memory issues in their waning years or memory loss due to injury/illness and bring relief to patients, family members or caregivers. My passion later grew to assist families with Veterans dealing with TBI/PTSD. And later yet to honor and remember our fallen heroes. It is an amazing experience to help families tell a story with their photos. I chose "Remembering Quilts" because it is a blend of what technology has to offer with the traditional warmth and caring of a family quilt. The process begins with up to 8 pictures per collage and special text to be included. We iterate the collage until approved before final printing on fabric. The process is in www.Etsy.com/shop/RememberingQuilts. The technology of the equipment and products evolves over time as does my ability to use it to help others visually tell their story in such a unique and personal way.

A Veterans Day article in the NJ paper, The Star Ledger was written after I was comtacted by a person in the Facebook PR department asking me to explain how I intertwine my personal Facebook page and my Remembering Quilts FB page: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/star-spangled_banners_eatontown_womans_remembering_flags_honor_fallen_service_members.html

Helen Rusch Phillips

Helen@RememberingQuilts.com

732-796-5950

Eatontown, NJ ... The Jersey Shore

www.RememberingQuilts.com

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Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/RememberingQuilts

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