When it’s time for veterans to move into the O’Connor-Sisson House, they can rest assured that they’ll keep warm.

The Paskamansett Quilters recently donated 11 quilts to the Dartmouth Housing Authority to be used at the O’Connor-Sisson House, which will provide low-income housing for veterans once completed. The house, located on Route 6, was formerly used as a State Police barracks.

The quilting group gathers once a month at Smith Neck Friends Meeting, the Quaker church on Smith Neck Road, and draws a crowd of 22 to 30 women from around the region. About three years ago, the group thought of crafting quilts specifically for the upcoming project.

The veterans’ housing project has been in the works for eight years and finding funding was a slow process. Now that the project has received funding from the state and through the Community Preservation Act, construction is set to begin in mid-September.

The project is estimated to cost $2.6 million, with most of the cost covered by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development.

All this forward momentum prompted the quilters to get busy.

“I was a dressmaker many years ago. I’ve always been sewing,” said Bee Bettencourt, a resident of North Dartmouth, adding she’s a self-taught seamstress.

The quilts have three layers: a backing cloth, a layer of insulation for the center and a decorative top layer. Those who use a sewing machine to craft the blankets will fasten all three layers together, usually with an elaborate design passing through either side of the blanket.

Bettencourt made two of the donated quilts with a longarm sewing machine and used a meandering stitch technique in her designs. One quilt is made from Naval-themed cloth, and another was made from purple corduroy.

“The fabric was donated to me. It takes me a few weeks before I decide what I want to make. Once I get the idea, then I just go ahead — I didn’t have a pattern for this,” said Bettencourt.

Terry Cook, a member of the quilting group, said many of the quilts were hand stitched. The quilts that are made by hand are brought together with pieces of string, which are needled through all three layers and tied into a series of knots.

“The top is usually made by one person, but when we put it together, sometimes we ask for help,” said Cook. “When we finish a quilt, we put it on the table and tie it as a group.”

The quilts range in size, but will fit either a twin or full-sized bed.

Connie Desbiens, executive director of the Dartmouth Housing Authority, said she’s excited about the housing project.

“We’re closing on the property next week, and then we have our groundbreaking on September 11, and construction to start right then and there,” said Desbiens.

The garage in the back will be demolished and the inside will be gutted. There will be a two-story addition added to the building. The nine-unit house will also have a community center and an office for supportive services.

After construction is underway, Desbiens said there will be more fundraising efforts.

“What we’re looking to do is to get people to sponsor a bedroom, either in memory of a lost one or as a family. And then they’ll get a recognition plaque outside the door,” she said.

There will also be a plaque in the building’s foyer recognizing those who have made a smaller donation to the project.

She said that many groups have shown support for the project, including the Community Preservation Committee, the Rotary Club, the Council on Aging and the Friends of the Elderly. She said that Home Depot has offered to come and work on landscaping on the property once the building is finished.

And now the Paskamansett Quilters have been added to the long list of contributors.

“We have gotten so much community and Town support,” said Desbiens. “It is incredible.”