Friday, November 12, 2010

Friday Finish -- Quilt of Valor

Now that I'm back home and have reliable internet service, it's time to resume my Friday Finishes.

Today's quilt is from a tutorial on Jaybird Quilts. I made this quilt as a Quilt of Valor. Now the quilt is done, the pillowcase is done, the label is done, the journal is done, and I am going to deliver this quilt to a Quilts of Valor chapter soon.



I had fun making the quilt, but I think I learned the most from writing the journal. Every day I worked on this quilt, I wrote about what I was doing and how I was thinking about my soldier. The quilt is so personal to me now, and I hope it is to him/her as well.

I have made many quilts for this wonderful group and I've had the pleasure of meeting many of the group organizers. I've been blessed to meet a mother of a soldier who received one of my quilts. Many tears were shed by both of us! I've also received some wonderful thank you notes. I cherish them and revisit them occasionally.

Please check out Quilts of Valor and see what you can do to help them!



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8 comments:

Unknown said...

Love the quilt! I am sure whoever gets this will love having it!

Oh Sew Addicted said...

Stopping by from Lit and Laundry! Great quilt! I love the colors!
carla louise
www.ohsewaddicted.com

Judy D in WA said...

Friday Finish is Fabulous! Again, nice work. Someone is going to be very happy.

Kim said...

It's a real beauty Debby.

Happy Sewing

Threeundertwo said...

Great quilt! I really like the colors. This is such a wonderful cause. Thank you for linking up to Finished for Friday. Have a great weekend.

Leslie said...

That is a BEAUTIFUL quilt! gorgeous!

Alycia said...

That is a beautiful quilt. It will defineatly be loved, as well as the journal will be cherished. Thank you for sharing the tutorial!

Diane said...

Wonderful quilt! and super great that you are sending to this program.