- : the organizer, a longtime cross-stitcher who had earlier coordinated memorial quilts for Columbine High School, posts a call for squares on the online stitching boards.
- : the first squares arrive in the mail.
- : the plan becomes five flag-style quilts: World Trade Center, Pentagon, Pennsylvania, FDNY and NYPD.
- : the original deadline for squares, later extended to December 2002.
- : the World Trade Center, Pentagon and NYPD quilt tops are assembled. Details.
- : the FDNY quilt top is finished.
- : four of the quilts are shown at a Nashville mall. More.
- : the TimesDaily newspaper in Alabama features the project. Summary.
- : the Pennsylvania quilt top is finished.
- : the quilts are displayed at the Dixie Darlin’ cross-stitch shop in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
- : the quilts are shown at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
- : the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat and the Somerset Daily American cover the project. Coverage.
- : the Pennsylvania quilt is presented in Somerset County, where Flight 93 family members view it at the county courthouse. More.
- : all five quilts appear at the Creative Arts & Teaching Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where many of the stitchers see them in person.
- : the quilts travel to the same show in Santa Clara, California. More.
- : at the invitation of Voices of September 11th, the quilts are shown in New York City for the fifth anniversary, with a stop in Shanksville on the way home.
- : the quilts are displayed at a needlework exhibit in Williamstown, Pennsylvania, the last showing we have found.
Know of a later showing, or where the quilts are today? Please tell us.
Other memorial quilts
The 9-11 project was one of many community quilts made after a loss. The best known is the AIDS Memorial Quilt, begun in 1987 and first laid out on the National Mall that October. The Quilts of Valor program works in a similar way today, with volunteers making quilts for veterans.