I Thought They Were Deer by Cindy Sanders

On January 7, 2009 Cindy Sanders mailed a quilt to her brother from Pompano Beach, Florida but it never arrived. It is possible that the label fell off. She wrote letters and gave photos to the shipping company, but she got no response.

Cindy used a commercial pattern to create this quilt. It is approximately 54″ x 72″. The main colors are oranges, browns, and greens. There are also several photos on the quilt. One is a man (Cindy’s brother) by a horse, and the Viet Nam Memorial statues and wall. A large machine-embroidered eagle is on the lower right corner. There are some fabrics with horses, moose, and Army designs.

The quilt has a label which says, “I Thought They Were Deer / From the Heart and Hand of Cindy Sanders / Pompano Beach, FL / For my Brother Rick Mayo / In Honor of his service in Viet Nam / Christmas 2008.” The label is hand sewn with a blanket stitch to the lower back left corner.