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Written by Suzanne Earley

Many quilters have likely heard of Quilts of Valor, a project that seeks to cover our wounded soldiers with beautiful quilts as a thank you for their service.

For further information about the project, you can visit their website.

http://www.qovf.org

I wanted to call specific attention to the goal of one of the members of our community. Alycia in Colorado has a challenge to try to cover an entire unit -- she needs 400 quilts to meet this goal. She currently has 140 quilts in hand (94 of which are quilted).

If you would like to help Alycia meet her goal, you can visit her blog for more information:

http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com

For more information about the project itself, here's a direct link:

No Soldier Forgotten

I hope you'll consider contributing to the project, whether through Alycia's challenge or directly through the QOV Foundation.

Thank you.

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