I am sitting here chuckling. My DD has a small (recieving size) blanky that her fathers mother made for her when she was born almost 46 yrs ago.
It has been patched, the original used as stuffing for the new one,(Now that was a battle. "I want my OLD blanky")and she still has it in a dresser drawer. When she is reallly sick, run down- she gets that old thing out & snuggles right up to it. It is made of flannel & still brings her comfort.
She is going thru a divorce right now, & I noticed it on her bed the other day. It is still working it's magic for her.
I made her a string quilt for Christmas last year, backed it with flannel, & she loves it. She told me yest. that when husband started packing his stuff, she got that quilt out of his stuff & told him "NO WAY that's MINE" LOL
Billie G
I hope that when it comes to replacing, or whatever you do, that is is a better transition than what I went thru many years ago.