I was also going to send him a quilt but he said no....since he would not be able to take it with him - they do not have a lot of room in their bags. So I sent him a pillow case that I made with left over materials of his daughters quilt. I told him he can leave it behind along with a few books that I sent him when he comes him. If that goes over well I will try and make a bunch of pillow cases for the crew next year.