also,
If she will be making additional Quilts of valor,

there are quilters all over the U.S. that will quilt the finished product for free if she/they can get recognition on the final product.

might save her between $150.00 and $700.00.

we looked in to people that offer free material ,
but the three we found only offered the least expensive and unacceptable fabrics.

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My Grandmother was a quilter, and she did beautiful work. Her stitches looked like they had been done with a machine, but were all done by hand. I have a few of her quilts.

That quilt is beautiful, and I know you will cherish it forever......what a great gift of PURE LOVE!!

Wowzers!

That sure is a wonderful quilt she made you.

Wow, very cool gift!

That's a nice one.

My mother-in-law quilts.

Enters them in the state fair. Always wins ribbons to acknowledge her work when enters.

Yours would be a worthy entry, it seems, if for no other reason than its patriotic fervor and witness for America.

That's an amazing quilt!

In for the raffle!

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she did beautiful work. Her stitches looked like they had been done with a machine, but were all done by hand.

Now the new sewing machines offer four or five stitches that are supposed to look like hand stitching

..... could you ask MIL if she would like to adopt another son-in-law... the time and effort it takes to do such things are priceless .... I have a quilt that was started by my grandmother and finished by my mother... will be passed down the family when the time comes......... drill sgt.

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Originally posted by Leemur:
Thats a work of art. Take care of it, it should be passed down to newer generations.

+1

Beautiful job!

Wow, it is beautiful. She did an amazing job on it. So good, I wouldn't want to use it as a quilt!

Kudos to you Mom-In-Law.

Thanks for all the comments - I am going to pass them along to her! I have actually been using it every night and it has kept me warm.

Sorry for ghosting the thread for a bit, I was moving Sunday and started a new job on Monday and it's been a bit hectic!

I am not sure exactly how long it took her, my best guess is at least 2-3 months.

I'm now temporarily living the life of a hipster. Living downtown in a 600 sq ft studio apartment directly above a tacqueria! Interesting change from life on the farm (This is whole other thread, I'll have to post when I get settled in a bit)

She could build BamaJeepster a fire and he'd be warm for a night.
But she made him a quilt so he'd be warm for a lifetime...or loved.

Very nice and a lot of work. My mother quilted in her spare time. I will have to check on what is left since my Aunt took things out of the house when my father was in ALF.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Magnificent!

Pass on my congratulations on a beautiful quilt!

Please pass my congratulations to her as well.

She does incredible work!!!

Two year old topic and I still search this to show this beautiful quilt to friends. Hope all are well.

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Originally posted by David Lee:
Two year old topic and I still search this to show this beautiful quilt to friends. Hope all are well.

Thanks David! I got a reminder on my phone last night and posted about how this is still the nicest gift I have ever received. I have it on a quilt rack in my office so I can see it and enjoy it every single day!

Very nice Bama.