Thanks you so much for all your messages. It fills my heart to hear these stories and know I am connected to all around me far and wide. I greatly appreciated your thoughts.
I have been perfectionist about what I do and for years didn't do quilting because I was so worried about the level of perfectionism,in my eyes, needed to make a beautiful quilt. One of the great lessons from this craft for me is letting perfectionism go and I get a chance to be rewarded for having done that now with the two quilts that have come back to me and my sister. My mum still had the dress she wore to my wedding in her wardrobe which was made of a type of silk so I am going to make a small something, perhaps picture for my sister and me with a type of crazy patch block using this fabric and some other treasures we have found. This craft is really going to help me heal. Thanks again everyone.