Originally Posted by
JENNR8R
This week someone in my guild made this request:
"I'm a volunteer at the High Risk Pregnancy Ward at the hospital, and we have had a request from Labor and Delivery for small quilts and blankets. They will be used to wrap babies that have been still born when they are shown to their parents... Last year we needed about 190 blankets for this purpose."
That just about broke my heart... I had some practice quilt sandwiches that I have been trying to learn free-motion quilting. I was going to throw them away, but thought I could cut them down to the appropriate size, bind, and donate. This is the first time I've tried to put binding on with the sewing machine. I didn't know what I was doing, but I thought it would just have to do since I was on a deadline. I got one boy and four girl miniquilts for the babies.
What a WONDERFUL gesture. I love your blue quilt. So they may not be perfect or what you really wanted, but who cares, they are for a special purpose and I seriously doubt that any of the parents will notice any imperfections, just the loving thought and beautiful stitching that someone has done and the time that the giver took to do this, who also cared enough to give the parents in their time of great sorrow and tremendous loss. This will be an Angel gift for them. Unless someone has lost an infant or a child, no one truly knows what grief a couple goes through.
DH and I lost our first child, not still born, but he only lived 8 hours, but no matter how long it was, the horrible loss and grief was still there. That occurred Dec. 27, 1970, and that date and experience will always be with us and is remembered each year at that time. Losing a child is a horrible experience for any parents, and time helps ease the pain, but the loss is always there. God blessed us later with two healthy and beautiful children. So kind of you and your group to do this kind and generous act of love. You are definitely some of God's Angels here on Earth.Blessings to all of you and keep up this great work.