Lyncat

I started making this baby quilt in 1991. My sister had tried for years to get pregnant, but none of the fertility techniques worked. She and her husband decided to adopt, and finally got a beautiful baby girl who was given the name Annie. The nursery had a Noah's Ark theme. We quickly bonded with this wonderful little girl, but 3 weeks later they found out that the mother had lied about the father of the baby on the birth certificate. The biological father (not an upstanding citizen) said he was going to get custody. The only way to prevent this was for my sister to give the baby back to the biological mother. What a heartbreaking time it was. (It still brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.) I put the almost finished quilt away because I didn't have the heart to finish it. It's been folded on a hanger in my closet for all these years.
Fast forward to the present...my close friend who is like a sister to me just got a new adorable grandson who was named Noah. I thought about making him a quilt, and realized I already had the perfect baby quilt for him. I talked to my sister, and she agreed that it was the perfect happy ending for the little quilt. It's all finished and ready to be delivered today.

KalamaQuilts

What a little lovely! Thank you for sharing~

tessagin

Beautiful baby boy and quilt. It was meant to be this little one to have this quilt! So sorry for your sister. Same thing happened to a friend of mine but twice. She and her husband now foster knowing that the children "may" go back. It's her way of filling a void.

ManiacQuilter2

What a heartbreaking story but the quilt will now find a happy home rather being an unloved UFO. THANKS for sharing...

Tartan

Cute quilt and adorable baby! I wish there had been a happy ending girl your sister.

pcraddock

what a beautiful little guy , so sorry for your sisters loss , I could only imagine , love the story that went with the quilt , so happy for the great ending on the quilts story.

MamaBear61

This quilt has found it's forever home and I am sure Noah will treasure it.

Diane007

thanks for sharing...
lovely quilt

mighty

Such a cute quilt and little guy!!!!

Quilter 65

That happens too often. So sad for your sister, but glad she was able to see past her own loss to grant this little guy such a special quilt, especially since his name is Noah. Meant to be.