Update on our QOV Summer Challenge

I wanted to let you know how our Quilt of Valor (QOV) Summer challenge is coming along.

This was a picture of the 5 recipients from the February presentation at the Daytona Quilt Show! It was incredible, and quite a moving experience to see these vets receive their quilts.

The challenge was introduced last week - and so we are one week into this challenge.

In short, we are offering a bundle pack of fabric which will include patriotic yardage and a panel - all for the low price of $52! You can order now and have until the end of August to get a finished quilt to us from this bundle pack! All of the particulars are in the link above.

So far we have sold about 74 quilt bundles!

Our local QOV group is about 80 quilts behind. Wouldn’t it be nice to help them get all caught up? Maybe you could jump in and help out the project. With a panel, these don’t have to be overly difficult or complicated.

We have a place on our website that gives you a lot of free panel (and other) quilt ideas. This link takes you to the manufacturers’ free patterns. If you can think outside of the shown fabrics, there is a slew of help here!

We are getting some national sponsors for the gifts we will be giving out to those who return a finished quilt by the deadline (end of August). Because we won’t be giving back your quilts to you - as they will be given to vets who have served in our Armed Forces, we thought it would be wonderful to see if some companies would help us reward you by sending you a surprise - a thank you for helping out such a wonderful project.

A few of the sponsors that we have are

  • Quiltsmart

  • Legitkit

  • Oliso

  • Sewtites

  • Kai

  • Bird Brain Designs

  • Aurifil

  • Off The Wall quilt rulers

And those are just a few. :)

We also have several of our fabric companies who have donated goodies as well. At this point, I’m not sharing pictures of our gifts, but our pile is getting larger and larger.

You all know Rachael, right? She does things in a “Big WAY”. If Rachael is going to do it, she’s going to do it with a ton of enthusiasm and energy!

As a result, we are gathering gifts and more gifts in hopes of having more and more quilts to share! :) Some of the gifts are small, but some aren’t so small.

We will do our best to make sure each of you who sends in a quilt from this bundle gets something we ourselves would want to receive!

 

We are shipping out packs several times a week now. You could also come into the store and ask for one - without being shipped, naturally.

A few days ago Rachael had someone come in and ask for one with “a big eagle”. :)

Maybe you would like to join in the fun - or maybe you have a whole GROUP of friends who would like to do this!

Share with them what we are doing and get together and order the bundle pack and get started!

It would be fun - and oh so rewarding to those who have served in the Armed Forces!

If you have never done such a gift quilt for someone you don’t know - it’s extremely rewarding!

Try it!

Order your bundle pack here.

Thank you so much for coming along with us on this journey.

Have a great day wherever you are reading this!



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