Commemorative Patriotic Veteran Quilt
World War 2 Era Style
This quilt has twenty 12” blocks, the patterns and block names taken from “Victory Quilts, 1940’s Sampler Quilts” by Eleanor Burns. Blocks include Airplane, Scotty dog, Bride’s bouquet, and Hope of Hartford. Bordered in dark blue, sashed in navy with gold stars and quilted with stars and ribbons in gold, this is a special quilt for your special veteran. Designed, machine pieced and machine quilted by members of Mothertown Quilters Guild, based in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Quilt has a sleeve so it can be used on a bed, hung on a wall or draped on the back of a couch. Machine wash and dry.
Proceeds realized from the sale of this quilt will help the guild sponsored outreach projects such as “Quilts of Valor”, quilts for Veteran’s in the shelter on Grove Street, Worcester, MA, and quilts for new and very ill and needy babies at Leominster Hospital, .
Price is $500.00. Click here to view or purchase through Etsy or click here to send us an email
There are two labels on the back of this quilt. The first one is a picture of the quilt explaining the name and story behind each of the 20 blocks.
The second label is a replica of a blue star banner with the wording:
This Victory Quilt was made to honor and give thanks
to all our Veteran’s, past, present, and future
for their service and sacrifice on behalf of our country,
The United States of America.
Mothertown Quilters
Lancaster, Massachusetts
August, 2014
The blue star banner was designed and patented in 1917 by WW II Army Capt. Robert L. Queisser and became the unofficial symbol for parents with a child in active military service. It is still in use to this day.
