The quilt, which was made from scratch by fellow Concord resident Kathy Bacon, who leads the group Patriot Piecemakers, honors his service in the U.S. Army and Marines in Afghanistan, Iraq and Ope ...

Beginning this weekend, a Glenville quilt store will become a gallery for 53 patriotic quilts crafted by quilt designers from around the country in an expression of gratitude to America’s veterans.

Karen Richardson (left) and Eileen Court, members of the Patriotic Piecemakers, work on one of the Quilts of Valor for a nominated area veteran as part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

Speaker, Karen Downer, Tennessee State coordinator for the QOV organization, presented a handmade patriotic quilt to U.S. Army MSGT (Ret.) Sandy Hughes. A second quilt was given to her husband (as ...