Thank you!!!!! I totally agree with you.

thank you ever so much, made me cry thinking what you have done just beatiful

great job! please be sure to post your next quilt when it is finished, as the new blocks are wonderful!
You deserve a lot of credit and special thanks for your thoughtfulness!

Wow! Beautiful quilt and blocks. Thank you for taking part in the program.

That is a beautiful quilt, and the blocks are really nice, too.

Blessings to you for caring and making such a wonderful heartfelt gift!

How do you pick the recipient of the quilt? I'd love to make one. But wouldn't know whom to give it to. Or where to take it.

with our group ( southern Ca quilts of Valor ) we have a form that people fill out to request one and they go on a list . We always have about 20 on a list.. people request for anyone they know in military and we just ask for a picture of the person in uniform for our own documentation. We mange to get our quilts out to the people within about 4-6 weeks and if out of state they are mailed if local they are hand delivered. We have no trouble finding people... they find us. ..through word of mouth. You can sew for many different groups... we also take tops and finish them for you and sent to those on our list. We gave away 300 quilts last year ;). You can approach your local Va if you have one if you are looking for military donations.

Here is a link for the Quilts of Valor web site, if you, or anyone else is interested:
http://www.qovf.org/

That is the national site... and they only do for wounded .. .. our local chapter does not adhere to that policy and makes for anyone serving, has served or to families of those who have lost. It is a good organization to give to ;)

Sweet gesture! Lovely quilts..........im sniiffling, those va deserves to be shown that we're aware of them & what they have done for us. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

Yes, they do, I know my son always appreciated the cards that got sent to him at holidays and birthdays in iraq.. I found a ton of them in his belongings.. I knew not any of the people and they were strangers to him...yet wanted to thank a military person.. kindness goes a long ways.

Nice to meet another quilter who honors the wounded with a quilt. You have inspired me to finish another patriotic quilt that is sitting in a box for the American Heroes program here in Washington State. Thanks again!

Yeah inspiration is great ...............we would lOVE to see it when your done !!

Just beautiful quilt and blocks! I am sure who ever receives your quilt will love it.

What a great program and your beautiful quilts will be greatly appreciated.

I don't know how the VA Hospital picks the receipients of the quilts. An AF Colonel I work with did the legwork with the Hospital when I had completed the quilt. The next one (blocks in my original post) will have a Marine Corps insignia appliqued in the center of one of the blocks, so it will go specifically to a Marine. I also have fabric with the insignias for the Army, AF, and Navy for future quilts.
On another note, I received EQ7 today and spent the evening "designing" the next WW quilt (the one I'm currently working on). I have never used the EQ SW and I found it very easy to use and maneuver around. I even scanned in the fabrics.
Thank you all for your responses and dedication to our service men and women.

IT is Fabulous !!! LOve it !!!!!

For anyone on the Board that lives in or around Austin. The Austin Guild will be having a wounded soldier quilt display at the Yarborough Library. June 24 until July ? Hope you can and see the show Its free.

Thank you. The block pattern is "New Waterwheel" from the QuiltBus website with the "bar" block (center block on outside) rotated 90 degrees and reversed in color. Then I just added sashing with cornerstones, narrow inner border, and wider outer border. I wanted to do red/white/blue in muted old-fashioned tones rather than brights.

I love your quilt but I REALLY love your blocks.

That is a wonderful quilt. What a noble cause.

Love the browns! Nice design; Nice job!

very nice quilt...:)

Beautiful quilt for a great cause.