I, too, would be delighted to have your quilt in my home - especially on July 4th.
If this is unusual behavior by your father, it may signal a problem with his health.
My Mom was always a sweet person. One day she got really angry with me and asked me to leave her house, because 'You're making too much noise.' I was shocked. We had been sharing her sewing room when I was in Tucson for the winter for YEARS. Less than a year later, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Anger is one of the many signs. I know you are heartbroken. I was that day. It helped a little to know the cause - even though the diagnosis was not something I wanted to hear. At the very least, I knew her strange behavior didn't mean she didn't love me.