When I want to try out new blocks or ideas I will scrap up a lap size quilt to try it out. I quilt and finish them and stack them up as I know they will all find a home somewhere. I had a stack sitting on the stairs the other day when a friend came over to visit with her 2yr old foster daughter. The little girl came over to the stack and picked out a very bright orange/pink/purple quilt and wrapped up in it. There was no way she was letting it go and there was nothing in the universe that would inspire me to try and make her. It was her blankie, even thought I had not met her when I made it. I told her that it was her blankie now and also gave her a rag doll I had just finished which she promptly wrapped up in the quilt. The look on her face, her bright eyes and soft almost a whispered "thank you" was priceless and is exactly why I make blankies. She spent the rest of our visit sitting quietly in a chair next to me while I showed her mom how to make the dissapearing four patch block. All during her visit she held on to the doll and the quilt on her lap.
I am now making her a doll quilt and some dolly PJ's as she wants to take the doll to bed with her.

Oh my, I've got tears running down my face. What a treasured time for both of you!

What a great and inspring story. So glad you brought some joy to this little girl.

That is so sweet, just the right person to love that quilt.

Wonderful!

Yes, that's what quilting is all about.
I made my four year old granddaughter a quilt, my guild was looking for quilts to fill in their display and I wanted to hang mine. I asked Ms Ashley if I could borrow hers for a couple of days, she said NO!! Grama, I can't sleep without my blankie. Needless to say, I didn't display a quilt.

Awwwww. Precious moments for sure!!!

GOD bless you. BrendaK :thumbup: :thumbup:

Now that's why we quilt - for the pure joy. :) How wonderful of you!

Priceless memories!!!! I am sure you will always remember that moment!!!!

awh your so sweet.

Those are the moments to live for . . .

I'm so glad you let her have the blankie . . .

Ahh, very sweet of you. Wonderful story, thank you for sharing.

How wonderful!!

Sweet moment for both of you.

That is so precious!!! It is worth more than all the ribbons you could win at a quilt show. A child's smile is about the most special thing in the world.

what a great story..thank you so much for sharing

Awww :D this is a memory that will last a life time for you and this child :D:D:D

and now we know why we do this ALL THE TIME. Story like your help use to know what a good thing it is we all do for the people we know and those we don't.

That's a wonderful story!!

How beautiful, thanks for sharing this.

That is so sweet

^^^this!^^^

I too am tearing up, such a wonderful gift from that child!

What a wonderful story! That is what makes quiltmaking so rewarding. Bless you for being so generous and giving. And thanks for sharing.

Such a heartwarming story. Thanks for sharing!

My little grandson has latched onto one of the first quilts I ever made. It is a pinwheel pattern from the Moda Bakeshop. I used American Jane charmpacks and it is kind of girly, but Gabe loves it. It is his bedtime, naptime and hide-from-the-world quilt at Mamaw's house. If anyone has his "blankie", watch out, he will take it from you. LOL!!

Priceless!

What a blessing you are in this little girl's life! Thank you for sharing your wonderful story.

Now that's a great quilt story.

This is such a sweet story. There is nothing any better than doing something that makes a child happy. I can almost visualize that little girl and her new doll wrapped up in that colorful quilt. She not only has a new blankie, but she has a new friend.

That is the best thank you you can have for all your work. Pricless....thank you for sharing.

Thank you for sharing that.
Such a special story. Bet your friend was thrilled, too.

I love what you did and I thank you for posting it. I could just picture ever bit of that event.

Thanks for starting my day w/a big smile w/a touching story. I could just picture that little girl snuggled up in her new 'blankie'. That is so wonderful of you.

Have a blessed day.

You are a GOOD person :) :)

that was a great and wonderful thing that you did a policeman ask our guild one time for some small quilts saying when they were called to go into a home to remove a child they needed something to give them now I understand thank you for sharing that story

Great inspiration!

What a great feeling that must give you to see how happy you made that child. God Bless!

That is an awesome thing to do, you will be truly blessed.

As a former foster mother, thank you for being so sensitive to one of those precious children!
If all the quilts we make could be so loved, who would care what time and expense we put into them. I know you will be blessed in many ways for sharing with that child.

Priceless