I forgot to give you the link to our Guild,
http://quiltschenectady.org/, there is a video telling about the soldier quilts and so much more.
I also forgot to say that I won last years "Raffle Quilt" and it was so beautiful. The person who machine appliqued it Lois Bena is also is my Guild's subgroup, Chatty Quilters. She is such a sweetheart! I joined the Guild the next month!
I've met the other designers and people who worked on the quilt but haven't had a chance to really chat with them.
All the info is in the link! They are a wonderful group of people!