Quilts of Valor

Before my surgery last month I completed a quilt to enter into the 'second tour' quilt of valor contest, that was being held locally.  After seeing the other entries I knew I didn't stand a chance.  There were 4 winnings available and I was completely surprised when my quilt came in 3rd.  I won 25 yards of patriotic material....plenty to make a few more quilts for our local veterans.  It will be a while before I can quilt again but when I can, I plan to quilt a least a couple more.

Here's my entry