Photo by Charmain Z. Brackett North Augusta Quilt Guild members have completed many colorful projects like the quilt above. When Angie Faircloth's husband, Brice, died on Veterans Day 2003, she wanted to do something in his memory and in honor of those he'd served with during his 20 years in the Army.

"I wanted to make a quilt for every patient at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home," said Faircloth.

Over the past few years, Faircloth has worked toward that goal and made numerous trips to the nursing home to deliver the items. She's also enlisted the aid of members of her quilt guild in North Augusta.

Because the population changes at the nursing home, it's hard to get that 100 percent, she said, but that isn't deterring her.

Kim Morris got her introduction to the guild through the quilt program for the nursing home veterans.

She worked at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center on 15th Street. When patients would come in from the nursing home for treatment, they'd often bring their quilts with them.

"They dearly love the quilts," said Morris, who has since moved out of the Augusta area, but travels from Virginia to special quilting events such as one held on Oct. 25 at Jeff's Sewing and Vacuum.

Another guild member who has helped Faircloth's efforts is Patty Lennon, an employee at the Girl Scout council in Augusta and a troop leader.

Lennon initially started with her own troop, but she also coordinated with a troop at Fort Gordon. While the young girls aren't able to complete quilts on their own, they can help sewing squares together to make the quilt top. The adults typically finish the quilt.

Lennon said the girls from the Fort Gordon troop wanted troops from their home state to help causing the number of troops to jump from two to 22. Then, Lennon posted the idea on an Internet forum and interest grew.

Lennon and other guild members including Faircloth and Pat Hinkle, who Faircloth said is her right-hand woman, cut patriotic fabric into squares to be mailed to the interested groups.

Requests have come in from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Guild members plan to make another trip to the nursing home soon. They hope sometime in November.

They hope to have about 100 quilts to take on the next trip.