this was my first thought. with the quilting threads, etc, it may never have made it to the qov project. either way; there are so many legitimate things that could have caused this. we can only hope that someone will find it and cherish it.

My heart keeps telling me that perhaps there is a tragic story behind that QOV being there. One never knows how people handle tragedy. I think I would have had to buy that quilt and send it to a serviceman or a veteran.

if anybody wants to "rescue" the quilt, all they need do is contact the thrift shop. i'll bet it would blow their minds if somebody from outside the area called to buy it.

http://thriftshopatfortsill.com/

Well said. I know from experience about the pain of items that belonged to someone I lost, though years ago now. When my mom died and we were going through her things 10 years ago, we came across things that belonged to my baby brother, buried before his 19th birthday during the heighth of the Vietnam mess. We decided that we would give his things to someone who could use them. By that time, we were on emotional overload and decided that none of our children would know anything about him and we could not re-visit that pain again. It was time to let go and rely on our memories of the "good" times.

We never know why the quilt was not with the recipient. Hopefully, the soldier is well on road to recovery and this is a painful reminder that he or she chose to leave behind. All we can do is give our gift with our love and appreciation for their hard work and sacrifice. We can't let one incident of "unknowns" dampen our spirits or or resolve to remember as many soldiers as possible. Sadly, there are still way too many soldiers who will not have that special quilt waiting for them when they return. We can't quit now and we can't get discouraged.

I have preached enough. Going to bed...I know, it is time to get up, but couldn't sleep.

God Bless

Because it still had basting threads in it is it possible that something happened to the maker of the quilt thus she was unable to finish it and her family knew what it was for and decided the best place was the thrift shop where it would find the right home?

I really feel that is what has happened.

This is sad. No matter what the story, it is just plain sad. I hope this quilt finds the right place to be.

If my soldier had died with this quilt in his possession I would NEVER part with it. It contains pieces of his soul.

if anybody wants to "rescue" the quilt, all they need do is contact the thrift shop. i'll bet it would blow their minds if somebody from outside the area called to buy it.

http://thriftshopatfortsill.com/