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    • 2023 Quilt Show
      • Quilt Show Flyer
      • Entry Form
      • Quilt Show Activities
      • Vendors
    • 2023 Workshops
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      • January 26 Workshop
      • February 23 Workshop
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      • August 24 Workshop
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    • Where/When We Meet
    • What We Do
    • Photo Gallery
    • Guild History
    • Needle Notes
    • Opportunity Quilt
    • Patterns
    • Programs
    • Service Areas
      • Community Service
      • Food Pantry - New Hope
    • Quilts of Valor
    • Quilt Guild Activities
      • December Block
      • Fabric Exchange
      • UFO
    • By-Laws and SOPP
    • Quilt Shops in Our Area

  • Home
  • 2023 Quilt Show
    • Quilt Show Flyer
    • Entry Form
    • Quilt Show Activities
    • Vendors
  • 2023 Workshops
    • Workshops
    • January 26 Workshop
    • February 23 Workshop
    • March 23 Workshop
    • April 27 Workshop
    • May 25 Workshop
    • June 22 Workshop
    • July 27 Workshop
    • August 24 Workshop
    • September 28 Mystery Trip
    • October 26 Workshop
  • Event Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • Where/When We Meet
  • What We Do
  • Photo Gallery
  • Guild History
  • Needle Notes
  • Opportunity Quilt
  • Patterns
  • Programs
  • Service Areas
    • Community Service
    • Food Pantry - New Hope
  • Quilts of Valor
  • Quilt Guild Activities
    • December Block
    • Fabric Exchange
    • UFO
  • By-Laws and SOPP
  • Quilt Shops in Our Area

Quilts of Valor

One of the many community service projects The Flying Needles Quilt Guild supports is Quilts of Valor. Quilts of Valor are made to donate to the national Quilt of Valor Foundation (QOVF) for distribution of heirloom-quality quilts to service men and women touched by war. 


The guild has gone from making one QOV in 2009, to over 100 per year in the past few years. These quilts are made entirely from donations. 

Distributed by the regional Air Force Recovery Care Coordinator, Michael Mack, or through the QOVF, to military personnel or veterans, quilts are a tangible message of comfort and support for the wounded. Each quilt is presented in a matching fabric case with a written journal of quilters’ comments and photos of the quilt-making process. 


More information on the Quilt of Valor Foundation is available at www.qovf.org


The Guild has donated quilts to Returning Warrior Workshops (RWW), hosted by the Navy and Marine Corps, in Pensacola, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Boca Raton, Daytona Beach, Orlando, New Orleans, and Puerto Rico. Returning Warrior Workshops are for sailors and Marines who have recently returned from a deployment to facilitate the reintegration process and honor their service. Presentations of Quilts of Valor are a significant part of these events.

The Guild holds workshops several times a year for Quilts of Valor. Interested quilters are encouraged to attend and may contact Barbi Ouellette for more information.


The Flying Needles Quilt Guild is a 503 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations to assist in the charitable work of the guild may be sent to:

          Flying Needles Quilt Guild

          P.O. Box 1652, Niceville, FL 32588. 

Donations may be designated for Quilts of Valor or for children’s charities.


Quilt of Valor Presentations

All presentations are at 1:00 p.m. at the Air Armament Museum

100 Museum Drive, Eglin AFB, FL except for the presentation listed below at the FNQG Quilt Show

January 12 

February 11 

March 4 at 2:30 p.m. at the FNQG Quilt Show - FWB Fairgrounds, 

1958 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL  32547

March 18

April 15

Fundraiser 2022-2023

ZIG ZAG Quilt - 62" X 75"

The Flying Needles Quilt Guild Quilt for Veterans fundraiser for 2022-2023 is called Zig-Zag, pattern was designed by Kari Nichols for Mountainpeek Creations.  Shirlee Carter then added the three mariner's compass blocks, using the piecing method by Robin Ruth Designs (not paper pieced).  Fabrics used were primarily Moda 2-1/2" strips. Michelle Van Graan of Coastal Stitches did the quilting.  


  • Tickets: $1 each or 6 for $5, available at local quilt shops or contact Sandra Congleton.  

Drawing to be held March 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Flying Needles Quilt Show located at 

FWB Fairgrounds, 

1958 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL  32547. 

Photo Gallery

Gunnery Sargent John Hayes, a former EOD instructor at Eglin, was wounded in Afghanistan, and is covered by a Quilt of Valor provided by the Flying Needles Quilt Guild.

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