Sewing Warmth, Comfort ; 'Quilts From the Heart' Volunteers Understand Their Labors Mean Much More Than a New Blanket to an Abused Child

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Susie Moreno remembers hearing about a little boy who had been abused. When the child left the Children's Advocacy Center, workers wrapped him in a quilt. Moreno said the boy turned to the workers and asked, "When do I have to give the blanket back?"

The workers smiled and told the child he could keep the quilt. "His face just lit up," Moreno said.

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Sewing Warmth, Comfort ; 'Quilts From the Heart' Volunteers Understand Their Labors Mean Much More Than a New Blanket to an Abused Child

Stories like that -- of abused, neglected and needy children comforted by something as simple as a blanket -- are why she and two other Colorado Springs women started Quilts from the ...

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