Originally Posted by Jan in VA

Your design looks wonderful, it'll make a great quilt!!!

My question is......are you planning to send this quilt to the Quilts Of Valor Foundation for distribution? Have you visited their web site for their requirements and rules? Are you making a quilt for a particular soldier that you know and are planning to give it to them yourself?

I ask because many of us who want to honor our military service personnel with a quilt do not realize that the QOV is an actual organization with its own parameters for the quilts connected with it. And sometimes we feel that those parameters are a bit restrictive, even unnecessary, political, and "big business.

It would probably behoove us all to indicate that we are making "honor" quilts for these men and women (and even service dogs, as in my case this week!) and drop the term "valor" (which the aforementioned organization is claiming must only be used by them and their participants.) I don't know how one can "trademark" or claim a word in regular use for their own agenda, but there it is.

I've taken to calling the military quilts I make as "patriot quilts" that give "a hug from home". You're welcome to use that if you want, I'm not so impressed with what I do that I'd be offended if someone copied the idea.

Just for clarification.....

Jan in VA