INDEPENDENCE DAY - A SOLDIERS QUILT and WINNER OF THE BEESWAX CABIN

Those who expect to reap the

blessings of freedom, must, like men,

undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

  ~Thomas Paine

  My Mother and I made this quilt
in 2004 while our son Alex
was deployed in Iraq with the
Missouri National Guard.
It helped to pass the time. 
We searched for just the right
fabrics.

The tans represent the hot desert

sand. Top temperature that year

was a 130 degrees.

The vehicles represent the long

dangerous hours spent searching

for road side bombs.

The red with stars represent the

American flag, that every soldier

pledges to protect.

 

It's difficult when a loved one

is so far away and might not

come home.

Alex returned safely.

That year 849 did not.

Please remember those who so

selflessly serve our country to

preserve our Independence and

the families that endure

their absence.

Happy Birthday

America!

The winner of the           beeswax log cabin.....                                That comes in a hand sewn aged             linen sack tied with a vintage             milliners ribbon in chestnut               brown is.......                                            Bethann                           The Stitch Fiddler