Request from my Great Nephew!!
12-29-2010, 09:34 PM
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Yes, I have had such a wonderful request. Made my heart swell!
Nephew Aiden was 5 and I watched him daily while his parents worked, in their home. On some days we stayed indoors, I always brought my quilt patches with me to work on. I either cut patches, or pressed some open that had been sewn, or was squaring something up. Aiden always helped, he would stack and count them for me, and he loved to touch the warm patches right after they came from the iron.
I had made a quilt for their family room and he loved to roll himself in it and watch TV. He finally told me he wanted a quilt for himself as big as Mom's. So, we headed to equilter.com and looked for focus fabric, where he picked out a fabric called SPEED by Fabric Freedom, that had frames of race cars, racing boats, motorcycles, and other 'racing' vehicles.
It took me three months to figure out what I was going to do with it, but when I presented it to him on Thanksgiving day with the family all about, he laid it on the floor, took out all the wrinkles, stared at it a few minutes and then he jumped on it, spread eagle, belly down, yelling "I love it!".
Brought me to tears. He as so cute about it. Wouldn't let anyone touch it either. It goes to bed with him, he is wrapped in it in the mornings watching the tube, same in the evening, and then back to bed with his quilt. It goes to his summr cottage too. I'm beyond thrilled that he treasures it.
Diane
Nephew Aiden was 5 and I watched him daily while his parents worked, in their home. On some days we stayed indoors, I always brought my quilt patches with me to work on. I either cut patches, or pressed some open that had been sewn, or was squaring something up. Aiden always helped, he would stack and count them for me, and he loved to touch the warm patches right after they came from the iron.
I had made a quilt for their family room and he loved to roll himself in it and watch TV. He finally told me he wanted a quilt for himself as big as Mom's. So, we headed to equilter.com and looked for focus fabric, where he picked out a fabric called SPEED by Fabric Freedom, that had frames of race cars, racing boats, motorcycles, and other 'racing' vehicles.
It took me three months to figure out what I was going to do with it, but when I presented it to him on Thanksgiving day with the family all about, he laid it on the floor, took out all the wrinkles, stared at it a few minutes and then he jumped on it, spread eagle, belly down, yelling "I love it!".
Brought me to tears. He as so cute about it. Wouldn't let anyone touch it either. It goes to bed with him, he is wrapped in it in the mornings watching the tube, same in the evening, and then back to bed with his quilt. It goes to his summr cottage too. I'm beyond thrilled that he treasures it.
Diane
12-29-2010, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by alimaui
What a wonderful story! Make sure to put his name on it, ha ha!
12-30-2010, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol J.
One of my grandaughters asked me to make a king sized quilt for her for a wedding gift, so I did. Didn't matter what colors so I chose the pattern. Our DD got a request from her 18 year old grandson for a quilt in black red and white so she made it and gave it to him at his graduation from high school. Growing up with quilts made by mother and grandmother has given the young people in our family an appreciation for items made with love. None have ever been refused when given as gifts.
Carol J.
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