My sis is deployed again and said she'd really like a quilt for her "place" while she's there. She sent me some of her old uniforms and I cut, cut, cut!

All the pieces were done using the Rhonda Woodsmall cutdown method. I'd say this is my most accurate quilt yet!

Some fave blocks...

Beautiful :!:

Beautiful!!!!! Thanks for sharing with us....

the quilt is spectacular! Your sis might get some joy out of the Barbie car, but you might have a hard time getting it away from your 5 yr. old.;-)

That is beautiful...took a peek at your blog too...love it !!You inspired me to try te same and not purchase anymore material for the rest of the year!!! I believe it is possible!!

Wow! Never would have thought camo could be made beautiful. Bless you for doing this for your sister. May God keep her safe.

Wow! That is so pretty. Who knew camo made such an awesome quilt! Nice job. I know your sister will feel hugged by you every time she wraps up in it. :D :D

Beautiful! What a great sister you are!

Beautiful quilt!!!!

That's spectacular! What a nice treasure for your sis!
Maureen

Awesome, Please tell your sister "Thank You" for protecting our freedom!

Beautiful......I was planning on doing one for my dh when he deploys in June were the uniforms hard to sew through ?

^^^NO, not really! It's harder to find sections of material that don't have seams, kwim? Some things I found out while I was disassembling:

Some seams are doubled over material, so if you pick apart the threads, there's actually no raw edge there, or you've got an extra half inch of fabric that you wouldn't think you had.

The "rear" of the pants is two thicknesses of fabric.

It's easiest to use scissors to slice up a seam (like the underarm) and work on smaller sections at a time, instead of trying to cut accurately while the rest of the garment is sliding about.

The back of the BDU top is the largest area of unsewn fabric, so use that WISELY!

Forget the "press to the dark" rule. I used the "press to the not BDU side" rule because even my best fabrics are not as thick as BDU.

So glad can recycle! looks like used Barbie car for color inspiration!!

You used some old uniforms in this quilt?! I had to study it a long time to see the camouflage fabric. You have turned a pig's ear into a silk purse. The quilt is beautiful! I know your sis will love, love, love it. I certainly do.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: She will love it!

My son will be deployed in June...this is a great idea! I might have to borrow it for him too.

Wonderful looking quilt for sure

Wow, you can just see the love sewn in!

Oh how nice for your sister.....the quilt is beautiful...I love allthe different types of blocks you incorporated!

Gorgeous! Well done!

Very Nice

Gorgeous, you did a great job. Lucky her, good of you to do this.

Awe.... This is so sweet. Nice work.

Wonderful quilt! Neat idea, so now the rest of us can get busy!!

Well done.

That is sooooo lovely - she will get a kick out of that!

Love the quilt and the car...yes, the car should go with the quilt. you can tell your sister that you made the quilt and decided to buy her a car too.love it. you are a wonderful sister...i'm sure she appreciates you. Tell sister soldier that the quilting sisters appreciates her commitment and hard work for our country. Peace be with your family.

I have my husbands old uniforms that I have rescued from the dump and have to cut them down. I love how you incorporated them in to this quilt without it shouting Army all over it. Will have to bookmark this for future insight when I move and have time to work on it. Tell your sis we send our prayers with her. My hubby did 2 tours over there, not a fun experience at all.

That is beautiful! I love everything about it! Love the larger blocks top and bottom...adds so much personality

Thanks for the props everybody! :D

It's on its way to the desert as we speak! I just thought of something when others are saying their spouses are going in a few months...my BROTHER is doing a second tour here in a few months, too! I better get crackin'!

I'll send all your good wishes to her. She's really in my Top 5 for favorite people ever, and I know not everyone gets a super awesome sister like that. ;)

Wonderful quilt
Please thank your sister for her service.

She'll love it!! Great job!

She will love it! Very pretty quilt! And yes, definitely send the Barbie car with it. LOL!

That is a beautiful quilt.

great quilt. We are so proud of our soldiers. DH is retired. 31 yrs. Vietnam vet. almost went to A, just before retired.

Amazing. You matched the quilt to the Barbie car - very inventive. lol. Seriously, it's a great quilt and your sister is going to love it and get such comfort from it during (and after) her deployment. That was a lot of work a nd your sister is so blessed to have you in her life.

Beautiful quilt! Your sister will love it.

Great job :!: :!: Love the way it all comes together with the camo :-)

A pretty quilt, I'm sure she will treasure it.