Memory quilt
08-19-2010, 03:24 PM
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What a very special quilt!!! So wonderful of you to make it for her.
When my daughter lost a couple people in her unit when she was stationed in Afghanistan I made 3 of 4 quilts given to their families through "Home of the Brave" For the 4 yo daughter of one soldier I made the quilt in her favorite colors. I sent block's overseas to the unit while they were still deployed and had their fellow soldiers sign the blocks. Then 2 of the quilts went to the local unit for more signatures of soldiers that also had served with them.
When my daughter lost a couple people in her unit when she was stationed in Afghanistan I made 3 of 4 quilts given to their families through "Home of the Brave" For the 4 yo daughter of one soldier I made the quilt in her favorite colors. I sent block's overseas to the unit while they were still deployed and had their fellow soldiers sign the blocks. Then 2 of the quilts went to the local unit for more signatures of soldiers that also had served with them.
08-19-2010, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
What a very special quilt!!! So wonderful of you to make it for her.
When my daughter lost a couple people in her unit when she was stationed in Afghanistan I made 3 of 4 quilts given to their families through "Home of the Brave" For the 4 yo daughter of one soldier I made the quilt in her favorite colors. I sent block's overseas to the unit while they were still deployed and had their fellow soldiers sign the blocks. Then 2 of the quilts went to the local unit for more signatures of soldiers that also had served with them.
When my daughter lost a couple people in her unit when she was stationed in Afghanistan I made 3 of 4 quilts given to their families through "Home of the Brave" For the 4 yo daughter of one soldier I made the quilt in her favorite colors. I sent block's overseas to the unit while they were still deployed and had their fellow soldiers sign the blocks. Then 2 of the quilts went to the local unit for more signatures of soldiers that also had served with them.
08-19-2010, 03:47 PM
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We are hoping that she won't go back. She did a one year tour in Iraq, getting home last September. He unit may deploy again next year. However a few weeks ago, during drill, she injured her knee. She's had a MRI done and it's a torn meniscus and maybe a torn ACL. She's waiting for the Army's response and then will need to schedule surgery(they will do this in 2 surgery's) . She will be off her feet for over 3 months and Dr says that it will be a year before she will be "fit" again. I'm bummed that she tore up her knee but it may just keep her from deploying again, which would be wonderful.
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