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warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Thanks for sharing this touching link.... :-D

I think the iron is a Steamfast #SF-717. www.steamfast.com

I also am interested in knowing about the pad she was using with her iron. Could it be a grid like those that are snapped together on garage floors? Does anyone else have a suggestion of what it could be?

I've been making Quilts of Valor for 2 1/2 years - 118 quilts to date. Orignially, the mission statement read "for the wounded warriors", but was recently changed to include "all those touched by war." I wish more quilters would get involved. If every quilter would make just one . . . .

Suzanne

Well, that sure gave me a good cry this morning..........it is so heartwarming.....
Gives me a really good feeling to know that there are so many people caring for our wounded GIs.

Thanks ladies........
MJ

Ok, I'm going to try this again, lost my link...anyway,

There are 2 ladies here in Colorado that are getting hundreds of quilts made and quilted for soldiers. One is Alicia Carmen, Quilts of Valor. She is a 5th grade teacher that got her class, then the local high school, parents, the town and so many more involved helping make quilts for the soldiers at Ft Carson Colorado. Hope you check out her blog....I couldn't find the website. She is very nice and humble about all her work on this project. http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/

The other lady is Juliette Madsen. She was a soldier that was wounded in Iraq. She started a project making quilts, then had an auction. The $$ raised was for the Veterans Wheelchair Games that will be held in Denver July 4-9 2010. The actual quilts were given to vetrans at the VA hospital. I don't have her www, but can get it if anyone wants to read her story.

Emmy, the iron looks like one that I have. I bought a Euro Steam iron at a quilt show and the small iron was included in the price and could not be bought individually. Love the pad that came with the iron. It looks a little different than mine, but is very nice to have. Don't know what it is made out of though. (off the top of my head I think the Euro Steam is based in SLC UT....guess I could look it up if anyone is interested, pm me though so I don't miss the request).

Soldier's Angels is another group that give handmade quilts to service men and women but to those in combat. I managed to get one made for that group this year. Hope to make a few more in between those I make for family and Project Linus.