Story Created:
Jan 11, 2008 at 4:28 PM CST
Story Updated:
Feb 19, 2009 at 3:19 PM CST
Friday, January 11, 2008; Posted: 4:27 p.m. (CDT)
The new exhibit displays thoughts and prayers from all over the world.
Helen Stiefmiller, the Collection Manager of the Oklahoma National Memorial & Museum, says, "It's very touching. You go along and read the messages and they do give you chills and make you teary-eyed."
Each quilt has its own story. There are 208 cross stitch designs and 38 blocks on the Internet Memorial Quilt. It was made back in 1995 and it too is special.
"So very few people at the time had access to the Internet," says Stiefmiller.
It's part of a new display called Sharing Hope: One Stitch at a Time.
Kari Watkins is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. She says, "It really is our first time to bring all of these into one room and put them on display."
She goes on to say, "All of that together shows the strength that was sent to Oklahoma City in the days following the bombing and the strength we have pulled from over the last 13 years as we pull forward."
Thirteen quilts in the new exhibit were made by children including one quilt made by fifth-grade students from New York. Many of the youngsters had direct ties to the people in the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993.
"These children reached out in 1995 to send their love and support to us," says Stiefmiller. "They felt the connection with us."
They're woven messages and a labor of love.
