Originally Posted by Iris P.
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
I hate to rain on the parade here and I think making blocks and sending them in to some place like moda is a nobal thing to do and its awesome the THOUGHT behind this project....HOWEVER!!!!! You NEVER NEVER NEVER give a Veteran a quilt that looks like a flag. For to many of these guys that have been wounded they suffer from PTSD! I know my husband is one of them and being given even a quilt to lay over them reminds them of being in a coffin draped with a flag! Which causes MAJOR setback in recovery from this horrible disorder.
Moda should have a little tack and realize this or at least ask questions first.
Sorry for my interruption I am sure many of you will send blocks anways, just wanted to put the truth out there!
I am glad you brought this up because I am not sure how many people are aware of this possibility, and I would suggest that you make Moda aware of these considerations-- their website is modafabrics.com. My hope is that the people who actually give the quilt to the soldiers would be knowledgeable enough to know when to give it and when not to give it so as not to retraumatize the individual.
I did just this. Went to this blog and asked if they knew anything about the pattern being a problem for veterans because I really wanted to participate in this event but sure did not want to do any damage to a veteran. You can read their reply near the bottom of the comments. I was impressed with their answer.
http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com...-one-star.html