Originally Posted by ritamaew
I went to a show and there was a simple quilt not sewn too well. I knew this was someone's first attempt and she was happy with it. I told her--Your quilt has a very homey feeling. Like I would like to wrap up in it and read a good book.--I later found out that the quilter has parkinson's disease. What an effort she put forth in making this quilt! Not all quilts are up to Padukah standards but they are all special.
Rita
This was my grandmother. I would have been heartbroken for someone to say something derogatory about a quilt she made when she was in her 80s. She did beautiful work until her shaking got really bad. When she was younger she had done beautiful work, and I know it took courage for her to let anyone see her work when her Parkinson's got so bad. Please be kind. We don't always know what a person's challenges are.