maryb119

Grandma Mary....you had me in tears..what an honor!

I have made several quilts that people treasure. Three years ago, my favorite brother in law passed away unexpectedly. After the funeral I offered to make tee shirt quilts for them from his tee shirts. Several months later, I received a box in the mail full of his tee shirts and was asked to make 3 quilts, one of each of his sons. I finished them all and shipped them back to Virginia. Within a week, I received 3 tearful phone calls from my nephews thanking me for the quilts. Mind you, they were in their late 40's and they were in tears and letting me know how much the quilts were treasured. They lost their mom 2 months ago. We were in Virginia for the funeral and each quilt has a place of honor in each of their homes.

A year and a half ago, I lost my brother. I made a sweat shirt quilt for his partner and with a few left over pieces, I made a matching on for his dog, Rosie. They both love those quilts. Rosie sits by the washer and dryer when it's being washed. She knows it is hers. I also made a neck tie quilt for my brother's only child and sent it to her for Christmas last year as one last gift from her dad. She had given her dad several of the ties for Christmas or Father's day. When she was married this summer, the quilt was on display on a memory table along with a picture of her and her dad. I was so moved that the quilt meant so much to her.

This is why I quilt. Not only because I love the creativity of it but because the time and work means so much love goes into it. Our LQS has a picture on the wall that says "A blanket warms the body but a quilt warms the soul." Very true, indeed.