Quilts of Valor

Description

The inside story of the Quilts of Valor all-volunteer organization, a showcase of a Quilt of Valor from each state, and 16 quilt patterns to inspire you to craft your own Quilt of Valor.

When the Quilts of Valor Foundation was founded in 2003, its mission was to cover our nation’s military touched by warthat is, to cover them with quilts and honor their service.A volunteer team donate their time and materials to make a quilt collaboratively.Quilts of Valor has over 11,000 members nationwide, who have awarded over 300,000 Quilts of Valorto military members.

This book explains the history of military quilts since our nation’s beginning, and features a Quilt of Valor to represent each of our 50 states.The organization’s Under Our Wings project, which brings young people into the Quilts of Valor Foundation, and encourages them to learn to sew, is also featured.Also included are 16 quilt patterns to choose from, to inspire you to make your own Quilt of Valor.

[AuthorName]By Quilts of Valor Foundation, Ann Parsons Holte, Renelda Peldunas-Harter, and Ann Rehbein[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Quilts of Valor has over 11,000 members nationwide, who have awarded over 300,000 Quilts of Valorto military members. Ann Parsons Holte, Renelda Peldunas-Harter, Ann Rehbein, and Sue Reich are dedicated to the QOVF mission to “cover military touched by war.”
Marianne Fons is the cofounder of Fons & Porter and itsLove of Quiltingtelevision show and magazine. She consults, teaches, and supports quilting education and is a long-time QOVF board member.
Renelda Peldunas-Harter spent more than 25 years as an active duty officer and reservist in the military while joining quilt guilds no matter the location she and her family was assigned. She currently lives in Virginia.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]246 color images & diagrams[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A 50-State Salute[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]246 color images & diagrams[/ColorPattern]