The AuSable Quilt Guild I belong to choose the Veteran's Honor Flight as their 2026 community donation organization. Guild members have been sewing patriotic lap quilts to distribute to participating veterans. I've been busy this past month finishing up my contribution.
The Veteran's Honor Flight network is a national nonprofit organization. Their goal is to show veterans the appreciation and honor they deserve. Participants are flown to Washington DC and have the opportunity to share this momentous occasion with other comrades, remember the fallen, and share stories and experiences with other veterans. Veterans travel free of charge thanks to generous donations. While in Washington they visit some of the national sites. At the end of their travel they are presented with a patriotic lap quilt. Approximately 22,500 veterans participate annually.
I was able to construct three lap quilts. Since the size is 32" by 44" they are a quick sew.
Being in charge of the guild's education I decided to use previous guild challenges and adapt them to this mission. I thought that this is a great way to show members how to easily achieve one of our challenges. Plus most of the fabric I used was from our Trash to Treasure tote, so I used fabrics donated from other members.
Honor quilts from left to right:
The first quilt was made with 5 inch squares which is a current challenge from our Idea Jar - 5 inch squares. The Idea Jar has challenges that our members contributed. Every few months we choose a challenge from this jar.
The middle quilt is from our August 2025 challenge making a Potato Chip block quilt using 2 1/2" strips of fabric from our Trash to Treasure tote or they could use their own.
The last quilt on the right is from our February 2025 Jelly Roll challenge. The center of the quilt pattern I made from various width strips is called the Spinner. This is one of the options presented to members when making their Jelly Roll quilt.
It was fun to experiment with different quilt blocks to achieve the finished size of 32" by 44". I'm hoping the guild decides to continue with this charity. With our countries 250th birthday this year there are so many patriotic fabrics available and so many pattern possibilities. Regardless, I'm proud to have been a part of this charity and honoring our veterans. It is an honor to present them with one of these lap quilts. Thank you to all of our veterans.
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