I have been involved with Quilts of Valor since 2005 when I picked up a brochure at the Chicago quilt festival. I made my first QOV that year and try to make as many as I can each year. A member of the Lincoln Quilters Guild, I quilt regularly with my small group and the Lincoln QOV group, and speak often to civic and community organizations about Quilts of Valor. Our group works with the Nebraska 4-H QOV project, and we regularly team up with Patriotic Productions to award quilts to Honor Flight veterans.