My love is in every stitch.
–Merle Eintracht, Maker
I want to thank these makers and stitchers, for there would not be a Mourning Project without you. Twenty thousand baby booties is a Herculean task, and the fiber art community is coming together like never before. Some of you consider yourselves crafters, others, artists. Each of you has taken your time, skill, creativity, and stash, to put your love into every stitch of your contribution. Together, we are building this project to mourn our loss, to show our country what infant mortality means, and ultimately to advocate for policies that will save lives.
The following is the list of The Mourning Project MAKERS in the approximate order in which I received the contributions. While contributing baby booties to this project is not meant to be a race or contest, I feel compelled to recognize extraordinary contributions to The Mourning Project. Whenever a maker has contributed 25 pairs of booties, I have placed an * after the contributor’s name. An additional * appears after the maker name for each 25 pairs of baby booties contributed. For anyone who has spread the word about the project and gathered more than 25 pairs of booties from friends and relatives, online, in print, or in person, or hosted a baby bootie making party, I designate that person a Cheerleader. For every guild that said yes to the SEND TEN Challenge, I have listed both individual makers and the name of the guild. Click here for the list of Panelists.
You are the true heroes of this project because it simply would not be possible without you. Your faith in me and my vision for The Mourning Project is humbling and inspiring. I see your love in every stitch. Thank you.
For a list of Panelists and Stitchers (who created or stitched 100 or more pairs, click here)
THE MAKERS
Kathleen T. Connors (500 pairs)
Mary Vaneecke (500 pairs)
Nanci Elf- Cheerleader–and maker of 1200 pairs)
Carol Segal
Patty Jeys
Gerry Murano, Cheerleader************
Kaylee Elf, Cheerleader***
Anonymous
Patricia Hastings-Sargent, Cheerleader
Karen Lukacs, Cheerleader
Mary Kay Alleman
Gloria Kleinhanzl*
Anonymous
Janet Windsor*****, Cheerleader
Anonymous
Merle Eintracht in memory of Courtney Marie Campary**
Abigail Elf
Deborah Weir, Cheerleader
Peggie Thomas*
Kathie Popadin, Cheerleader
Anonymous
Mary Johns
Gloria M.
Saralee Schneck*
Anonymous
Lea McComas
Swan Amity Sheridan*
Catherine Kirsch
Jill Holbrook
Leslie Atkins
Janet Chumbley
Millie Burgheimer
Susan M. Call
Anonymous
Lisa Loftin
Debi Harney******, Cheerleader
Linda Bolles
Jennifer Miller
Anonymous
Jennifer Sredl
Connie Williamson
Linda L. Snyder
Jacque Davis, Cheerleader and maker of 1000 pairs
Tyanna Franke
Betty Combs
Jo Librizzi
Alice Wilder
Melinda Kuick
Ilene Sorenson
Doreen Rogers
Judith Segel
Lavetta Torke
Marcia Fleming
Judith Shangold
Diane Bull
Tamara Poff
Joyce Larson
Connie Williamson
Carolyn Campbell
Lisa Fryxell
Sandy Lambert *
Marlene Walker
Lynn Chinnis
Cheryl Osburn
Sue Redhead
Julie Beers
Donna Anilonis
Linda Browne
Louise Brinton
Amy Eilert
Ms. Frances Conwell
Paula Sween
Cathy Thorkelsson
Lisa Breithaupt
Mary Jean Gildea Kelehan**
Judy Edison
Sara Greer
Priscilla Stultz
Annie Gordon
Doris Fello
Artistic Weavers and Fiber Artists of Sun City, Arizona
Diane Baresich
Leanne Brown
Rachel Cutlip
Mary K. Burke
Randi Gray
K.O.M. Rivers Fiber Guild, West Virginia
Jeanne Marklin
Lisa Kemp
Ms. Sharman H. French
Kiki
Angela R. Wilson
Heather Baker
Jeaneen Wilhelmi
Mitchell Anderson
Jane Gilbraith
Mali Gunatilaka
Laura M. Wittman
Marilyn Duke********** in memory of Trevor Thomas Duke
Elizabeth Herron
Janet Pugh
Janet Downing
Weavers West Guild
Linda Rauch
Nancy L. Arenas
Sherry Kistler
Bernadette Publ
Joanne Mauger
Donna Strain
Susan M. Call
Sue Norris
Tamara Scott Anderson
Darlene Saler
Mary Jane Simpson
Elaine Roberts
Pamela Golliet
Judith Dyess
Cathy Weiss
Melinda Collins Knick
Bobbie Wilson
Selena Woolf
Julie Hallquist
Lilian O’Hagan
Edwina Brown
Nancy Morris
Wendy Anderson
Diane Wilkenson
Ann Faulkner
Amy Burba
Pauline Wood Brandon
Mary Godden
Paula Hammond
Ana Martinez
Karen Bachman****
Denise Sith*
Amanda Hill
Jeanne Marklin**
Jill Greenop
Connie German
Dawn Savage
Susan Thompson
Peggy McGaughey
Linda Ann Begega
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Bridgeville, DE
Rev. Deacon Dottie Vuono
Debbie Gottlieb
Antoinette Sabo
Mimi Currie
Melodie Usher
Linda Silver
Ana Borba
Tina Tank
Michelle Story Moehring
Pat Gaska
Joyce C. Dawson
Roberta McMullan
Chris Gaare
Susanne Miller Jones
Julia McDermott
Craftivist: Elizabeth Sovern
Jeanne Sisson
Yoli W.**
Anonymous*
Mary Harney****
Sedona Zeller
Ericka Baker
Lou Ann Bieging
Susana Prieto
Tammy Batson*****
Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild and Friends**
Mary Ann Nailos
Sheila Lally
Beth Gordon
Tyanna Franke
Janet Bertschinger
Karen Sroczynski
Hannah Fulton
The River Church, Roxanne, DE**
Sea Needles Fiber Artists, Ocean View, DE
Barbara Kolakowski
Cynthia Wolf
Diana Anderson
Frances Nannos
Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod***
Cynthia Hagan*
Tasha Mausbach
Needlework and Textile Guild of Michigan
Carol Karres
Healing Embrace, Omaha NE*****
Witney Cassell and Friends*
Mary Harney*
Camp Fire Illinois Prairie Council, Shooting Stars Club****
Donna M. Gapp
Daughters of Utah Pioneers – Ocotillo Camp*
Joan Hahn
Marsha Nawrocki
Kristina Efimenko
Phyllis Miller
Dianne Timothy
Cynthia Carentz
Trudy Boas
Lejeune Decker
Michael Waggoner
Saddlebrook KnitWits and Friday Quilters***
Leslie Phillips
Stephanie Herrmann
Diane Kowalski
Gary Telisner
Michelle Elliott
Lynne Daubert (400 pairs!)
Nancy J. Wilson
Mary McLaughlin
Sandy Renninger
The Quilters and Knitters at Saddlebrooke***
Tina Tank**
Michelle Elliott**
Candace Binder
Jeanne Marklin *
Joyce Harrison
Barbara Polston, in memory of Henry Adams
Daisy Eickhoff
Michelle Elliott **
Giselle Lertique** in memory of Joshua Lieras, Riley Pisano, Baby Girl Hurtado-Garcia
Diane Kowalski**
Roberta Schmalz in memory of my grandson
Sharon King in memory of Michelle Ann King
Willow Rolfe***
Nancy J. Wilson
Amy Burba
Gary Terlisner
Joyce Bott
Jill Evenzizer***
Emily Rader and friends Jill, Susana, Nancy***
Nancy Ebner***
Susana Prieto***
Teresa Hathcock*
Maggie Weiss
Candace Binder
This list was last updated on 7/30/23.
If you have contributed your booties in multiple batches and I did not note your 25+ pairs, I apologize. If I have made an error, please let me know and I will make corrections as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience, and for your booties<3!