A quickie Air Force quilt
 

My neighbor, and good friend, asked for me to make a quilt for her BIL, who was having a retirement dinner this weekend. Only she asked me to get it done in two days, whew! She also wanted photos covering all of his 20 years in the service and a few blank blocks for family to sign. Needless to say I lived at the sewing table, and this is what I came up with on short notice. Thanks for looking.[ATTACH=CONFIG]336509[/ATTACH]

Wow, that's some mighty fine footwork, if you asked me. GREAT JOB! I sure hope she appreciates all you effort and you ability to come through in a pinch. Great quilt. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful quilt! AND got it done in two days, which is amazing.

If that's what you can do in two days, I'd love to see what you could do with a whole week... LOL! That's a fabulous quilt & you're a doll to make it for your friend. Thanks for sharing with us!

Awesome! Great effort. I am sure this quilt will be treasured.

wow you are a great friend! very nice quilt

great job..

wow, an amazing quilt in an amazingly short time!!!!!

Wow that is awsome and it only took 2 days???????? Wish i could sew that fast........

Pat yourself on the back!!! You are super! Oh, and the quilt is super neat too!

FANTASTIC! He will certainly enjoy this quilt. Your work is wonderful!

Wonderful quilt and in only 2 days. You're amazing!!!

WOW! Just think of what you could do with a little more time. Very nice. My dad was retired Air Force.

I am speechless.....only 2 days......you are amazing! The quilt is certainly a beauty!

As the proud aunt of an Air Force pilot, I think it is beautiful and would even if I wasn't an aunt. I can't imagine a timeframe like that. It would take me longer than that to THINK about how to do it. I like photograph quilts and this one is so neat. I hope she appreciates your friendship and dedication. That is amazing!

What pressure! Did you get any sleep?......How about eating?
Beautiful quilt. Will be treasure.

Wow, you rose to the challenge amazingly! Super job, beautiful quilt, special friend!

Great job!!!!

What a beautiful quilt. It would have taken me two days to just come up with a pattern, then a week to put it together and another week to quilt it, two days to bind it. You did a good job on such short notice.

Great job! I am also amazed that you were able to make such an awesome quilt in such a short time!! You rock!

very nice quilt im sure hell love it

I think you are a super charged genius!! A vey nice quilt and I know he will be proud of it.

Bravo, standing ovation! That is a wonderful quilt for his retirement after years of service. You must really love your neighbor/friend to take on such a task. It truly is remarkable you made something remarkable within two days!

ABSOLUTELY A*M*A*Z*I*N*G! You must have really burned that midnight oil. You made a beautiful quilt.

Wow, what a great job on such a short time span. You are great friend!!

I agree--that was surely "above and beyond" on your part.

I can't imagine doing that big quilt in 2 days. I couldn't even think about it in 2 days. Also it is very creative and very pretty.

it looks fantastic you did a great job under presure

My son is a Marine and all men and women in service to our great country are my hero's but I gotta tell you, as of today, you are my QUILTING HERO! 2 days, a beautiful quilt, with pictures. Enough said!

Thank you everyone for your kind words. It has taken me all this week-end to re-coop from my sewing marathon. My friend is not back from the retirement trip yet, so I don't know how well the quilt was received, she was going to present it to him at the General's banquet. Steve(BIL) has served two terms in Iraq and is being given an award cermony. I would have to say that all the ironing involved was the biggest pain in the b__, and doing the photos was easy, but time consuming. And lastly it took 4 hrs non-stop sewing to hand-stitch the binding to the back. The quilt came out to be 60"x79".

Memories to be treasured for sure. What a kind and generous person you are to do this on the spur of the moment. I am sure the family will love it!!!!

Great quilt! Amazing!

Lady--you are one great friend to get this most wonderful quilt done in 2 days. Your friend owes you a HUGE hug for a job wonderfully done. She should take you out to the local fabric shop in appreciation.

What excellent work you've done! I'm sure he will be knocked out. Looks like a lot of memories in that quilt.

Wow that is amazing!!! Great jon!

wow great job.

WOW!! You did a great job in so little time!!! You must be great friends!! The Quilt is beautiful!

congrats on such a lovely quilt and on completing it in record time...

wow this is a great quilt to come up with in just 2 days. You did a fantastic job, whew what a race in time. I love the layout and the center block.
Pat

Aren't neighbors wonderful? I'm assuming it's a long time neighbor to do a quilt in 2 days. Mine is stuccoing my house at about half the cost. His son is doing the job and dad is "Supervising". Right. Wonderful quilt for a guy that protected out freedom. He will treasure his memory quilt. Thanks for sharing your quilt with us and your quilting talent for him.