I have a few questions.... are you planning to do the embroidery yourself? Are you planning to quilt it yourself? Have you sewn with duck before? I have used duck for other projects and find it a very heavy duty material that would make a very stiff quilt and I found it very unforgiving as well. I am attaching a picture of the quilt I made for my son when he retired from the military. It is not a beginner quilt but does have the Soldiers Creed embroidered on the white stripes as an example of embroidery in a quilt and the remainder of it was straight line quilting. There are other military-themed quilts that are easier and might be easier for a beginner project. A carpenter star works well with a center medallion and is also pretty easy to put together.
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