As per tradition at Christmas, we draw names for giving gifts. This past Christmas, I drew Ethan's name, my sister's boyfriend. I was at a bit of a loss, for quite some time. It wasn't until I got the idea of a quilt, that my panic started to subside. I had already made t-shirt quilts for my sister, brother, husband and myself. Why not see if Ethan wants one too?
I got the best surprise when asking if he wanted one. He did and had been saving his old military uniforms for just that reason. YES! I told them to send me the uniforms and I would see what I could come up with. It turned out better than I hoped for!
Here it is; the finished quilt. It is a queen size quilt. The backing is black flannel. It is a really warm, heavy quilt! (My boys didn't want to give this one up either. They have a harder time parting with quilts than I do.)
Ethan kept a lot of his patches and I just started playing with them, piecing them together in different designs. I knew I wanted to use them, and this one stuck. I love the way it turned out.
Ethan seeing it for the first time!
And just to give you an idea of how big it really is; Ethan is holding it up and my dad is sitting in the chair next to it!
This has been my favorite quilt to make so far. Thank you Ethan, for serving our country and keeping us safe!
And thank you to all the service members and their families for sacrificing so much to ensure our freedoms!
God Bless America!
Amanda
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