Quilts of Valor rules were put in place to avoid the issue of some quilts that were slapped dashed together and called a QOV. The Foundation wanted these quilts to be a quality product. After all, it is intended to be a "thank you" for being touched by war. You may skip tops and backs to be quilted for free by a LA if you are a a paid QOV member. You may keep you completed and QOV labeled quilt to be awarded local or you can request a destination from the QOV website. It this request is made you would be given a area where QOVs are needed. As a Delaware QOV coordinator, I am just one of many on this list. We provide a QOV for all those working at the Dover Air Force base Port Mortuary.The DE port mortuary is the largest in the US and handles almost all the service men and women killed in action The service members at AFMAO each receive a QOV at the end of their 6-9 month service there. Since these members come from all across our nation, I requested to be added to the destination list. At the height of the war we needed over 200 per year. While it is a much lower count currently, DE is such a small state we do not have enough QOVs to cover all the requests. I realize it can be a huge expense to make and ship QOVs but when I compare the cost to to the lives changed by war and have seen first hand how much these quilts make to the individuals receiving them, cost really doesn't compete. Make a QOV, keep it local or send it to a destination, but please keep thanking our veterans with quality QOVs. Just my 2 cents.