i think this is what heaven looks like :)
#11
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southern Indiana
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That is so nice! My son started his first year of college and I made him a nice cuddly quilt to take with him... and left it at home. He said that his dorm is hot and the quilt is just too heavy. But he uses it at home and he will always have it. Maybe in time he will use it more.
#12
wow! the things you ladies make for your sons are beautiful!
thanks for understanding the joy that conversation gave me.
my baby boy will be joining the marines this fall. i hope the quilt i make him will keep him warm in all the places he will go.
thanks for understanding the joy that conversation gave me.
my baby boy will be joining the marines this fall. i hope the quilt i make him will keep him warm in all the places he will go.
#13
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
I think the best thank you I ever got for a quilt was when I made my DMIL one and after giving to her and her oohing and ahhhing over it, she scrunched it up and hugged it close to her and said "I can't believe someone loves me so much they made me a quilt" I just about melted into a puddle of goo right then and there.
That is like the quilt I made for my husband's grandmother. She loved it, and told me with teary eyes that NOBODY had ever made a quilt for her, in her whole life!
I was so touched, I cried. I love that lady and I was unbearably proud to have given her something that she obviously treasures. She is bedridden and every time I visit she shows me that the quilt is right there on her bed and tells me that she loves just looking at it and stroking the flannel backing. Totally melts my heart every single time, and it more than makes up for any less-than-enthusiastic reactions I've ever gotten to my quilts.
#15
Funny, this thread is just so timely! I made my youngest son a quilt and mailed it yesterday. He had no idea I was making him one, and I was so afraid he would not really care about it. I even spent $36 in postage to get it there in 24 hrs, as we both have wednesdays off from work. Well this morning he calls and was SO happy and appreciative, it made me cry. Worth all the time and effort.
Libby- my son is Marines also, so give your son a thank you from me, and a pat on the back to you. Marine moms rock!
Libby- my son is Marines also, so give your son a thank you from me, and a pat on the back to you. Marine moms rock!
#17
Funny, this thread is just so timely! I made my youngest son a quilt and mailed it yesterday. He had no idea I was making him one, and I was so afraid he would not really care about it. I even spent $36 in postage to get it there in 24 hrs, as we both have wednesdays off from work. Well this morning he calls and was SO happy and appreciative, it made me cry. Worth all the time and effort.
Libby- my son is Marines also, so give your son a thank you from me, and a pat on the back to you. Marine moms rock!
Libby- my son is Marines also, so give your son a thank you from me, and a pat on the back to you. Marine moms rock!
yes, i'm learning that marine moms are just as special as their marine children. i'm just still in sock that he's old enough to do anything... i swear to you, he was born just five minutes ago!
#18
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 4,961
What a wonderful gift to you that your son(s) love(s) his (their) quilt(s)! It warms a mother's heart when our kids appreciate what we do. We always had a roast, mashed potatoes, gravy and corn every Sunday. I recently found out my son requests (and cooks) this meal often. It is his comfort meal! Years ago I made him a quillow to take to college - when one of the Mom's asked to use it when staying at their apartment he told them to be careful with it cause his Mom made it. That one just wore out and had to be replaced.
#20
http://quilting.about.com/od/Easy-Qu...ttern.htm?nl=1
If you click to the last page of the link, there you'll find what the quilt will look like. Maybe your son will like it. This is another one that's on my "to do" list.
If you click to the last page of the link, there you'll find what the quilt will look like. Maybe your son will like it. This is another one that's on my "to do" list.
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