Right before we went on vacation, I finished the quilt for my Dad! Well, I actually finished it on the airplane :oops: !

He graduated from the Naval Academy and my parents attend tons of Navy football games through the season, so I made him this quilt in the Navy colors with appliqued USNA in the center - with a warm flannel backing!

He was surprised and speechless when I gave it to him at the beach, which is rare for him, especially after the traditional "first-night-on-the-beach" beers he had drank!!

Now, my projects include the URR quilt (saved as PDF) that I designed using a EQ5 template and the International Round Robin center that I am fabric shopping for in about 20 minutes!

Off to shop!

Dads quilt is awesome!!!! Love the URR quilt!! I cant wait to see it!!!!!!!!

sounds like your Dad really loved his quilt!!!

Great quilt you did a great job.

Great job and your UUR quilt looks good too.

Looks great! The blue fabrics are really pretty.

That turned out great! I'm sure your dad will cherish it forever.

Fabulous quilt!!

Very nice work. Here's th URR in jpg format

Love your father's quilt!!

Moonpi - that is certainly a different version of the URR's on here. I like both. Sailboat is not that in your version.

Steph-I can see why the quilt left your Dad speechless!! He must have been thrilled!!! What a great daughter you are! Glad you had a great time on your trip. Can't wait to see your URR quilt.

It turned out wonderful Steph. Great job. :)

wow that is a great quilt

That's great you did a wonderful job and perhaps all the better for finishing it on the plane! :D

What a wonderful quilt for your dad! I'm sure it brings back many memories of the service.

Thanks everyone for your kind words!! It is as much fun to see people's reactions to their quilt gifts as it is to make them - well, ALMOST as much fun!!

Wow what a wonderful job....my husband would love having one like it as he was in the Navy also.He served on the USS Iowa ship. We leave next monday for the yearly reunion...this year it is in Des Moines Iowa.
It is such a pretty quilt, thanks for sharing.

Great job!

its nice to be able to make a quilt that has a special meaning to someone and even nicer when that special person is your dad...

I bet you Dad loved the quilt. I think it is wonderful. the colors are just perfect and make the pattern just POP. Great Job.

WAY COOL! I love those colors. My dh is Navy and even he would love this.

Wow that is so special...I have a son in the Navy.....he wants a quilt out of camo......

Fantastic quilt!! He must be so pleased.
Dona

There are a lot of navy families on the Board!

FYI - the pattern can be found here (which includes the templates for the letters): http://www.villagequiltshoppe.com/de...TOKEN=45011345

And the letters can be found free at this link as a PDF file, if you want to use your own pattern: http://www.quiltmaker.com/webextras/lettersmain/

The original pattern was in the September/October 2001 issue (#81) of Quiltmaker magazine if anyone holds onto their magazines that long!!

happy quilting!!! :D

I can see why dad loved his quilt. Its awesome.

Beautiful...:)

Great quilt. I see why he loved it.

Question though. How were you able to take needles onto the plane. I thought that was a no no? Maybe they changed some things now.

Kyia

Ohh Dad's quilt is AWESOME!! You did a fantastic job!!! No wonder he was speechless!!

Wow! What a wonderful, thoughtful gift. I'm sure your dad and mom LOVE it. The flannel will give them lots of nice, comforting warmth while watching the games or while snuggling on a cold winter's night. Thanks for sharing.