Quilting to honor local Veterans

Cedar Rapids, IA - Quilts are being made on Saturday, March 8^th to honor Eastern Iowa Veterans and will be presented to local Veterans during a Cedar Rapids Kernels game this summer.

The quilting event will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, March 8^th from 9 am until 4:30 pm. All interested quilters are welcome to come to the stadium to create a quilt that will be given away to veterans on July 5th. Kits and fabric are available for purchase at Connie's Quilt Shop, or use up some of your red/white/and blue "stash".

To register for the quilting event on March 8^th, call Connie's Quilt Shop at (319) 373-9455 by Wednesday, March 5^th. Those sewing during the quilting event will receive a free ticket to attend the Kernels game on July 5^th and those donating a completed quilt for a Veteran by June 2, 2014, will receive a 20% off coupon from Connie's Quilt Shop (one coupon per person). 

In addition to making the quilts, Connie's Quilt Shop and machine quilter Jennifer McRae, are providing a quilt to be raffled off with the drawing to be held during the game on July 5^th. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Linn County Veterans Affairs. 

For more information or to register for the quilting event on March 8^th, call Connie's Quilt Shop at (319) 373-9455.

The 2014 Kernels arrive in Cedar Rapids on Monday, March 31^st and the first chance to meet the new team is on Tuesday, April 1^st as part of "Meet the Kernels Night' from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. The Kernels open the 2014 MWL season on Thursday, April 3^rd when they host the Clinton LumberKings at 6:35 pm.