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    Old 07-25-2010, 09:36 PM
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    What a lovely quilt and I'm sure it will be treasured!
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    Old 07-25-2010, 09:40 PM
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    Touching story. Your quilt is beautiful! I want to make a french braid quilt. I bought a book a couple years ago & still haven't started one. Yours inspires me so I need to get started!!
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    Old 07-26-2010, 06:02 AM
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    Originally Posted by annette1952
    Touching story. Your quilt is beautiful! I want to make a french braid quilt. I bought a book a couple years ago & still haven't started one. Yours inspires me so I need to get started!!
    Aw, shucks, you made me blush. Thank you!


    Originally Posted by barbrdunn
    I love this story and the quilt is gorgeous. I especially like that you have the extra border section on the top. It sets it apart.
    That was sort of a happy accident. Grandma is very short and at first I just had the bottom section. It might have worked and I know she's short but I finally decided it just wasn't long enough. I had two extra panels I had made and I decided to cut one into thirds and stack them on top for added length. I think it made the quilt much more visually interesting.
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    Old 07-26-2010, 11:37 AM
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    Beautiful!
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    Old 07-26-2010, 11:47 AM
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    Thank you for such a touching story. Sometimes older people get grumpy but I don't think they mean it. Often they say what they want and don't care what others think and may not word it carefully.

    I am sure this is the case here. Maybe if and when you send her a quilt, she will crochet a blanket for your husband. Maybe she doesn't even realize that she did??? Probably no way to know.

    God's love covers a lot and so are you for deciding to make the quilt for her. You are a good person.
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    Old 07-27-2010, 04:54 AM
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    Originally Posted by crafter005
    Thank you for such a touching story. Sometimes older people get grumpy but I don't think they mean it. Often they say what they want and don't care what others think and may not word it carefully.

    I am sure this is the case here. Maybe if and when you send her a quilt, she will crochet a blanket for your husband. Maybe she doesn't even realize that she did??? Probably no way to know.

    God's love covers a lot and so are you for deciding to make the quilt for her. You are a good person.
    I guess she's always been a grumpy lady. I'm not going to take it personal. I decided to believe that this is God allowing me to help a lady in her mid 80s who just lost her husband, has a very sick son who lives with her, and she strikes me as scared and lonely. If I throw a fit about a quilt, that would just make me very petty. Heck, I imagine I'm going to be a bit of a bugger at 80 so I'm not going to hold it against her. ;)

    I sound all nice about it now that I had a chance to process it, but I have to admit that I was quite a bit put out at first and just surprised at the reaction. Evidently I was patting myself on the head a bit too much and expecting everyone else to do the same. It sure brought me down a peg or two. :lol:
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    Originally Posted by Tiffany
    Originally Posted by crafter005
    Thank you for such a touching story. Sometimes older people get grumpy but I don't think they mean it. Often they say what they want and don't care what others think and may not word it carefully.

    I am sure this is the case here. Maybe if and when you send her a quilt, she will crochet a blanket for your husband. Maybe she doesn't even realize that she did??? Probably no way to know.

    God's love covers a lot and so are you for deciding to make the quilt for her. You are a good person.
    I guess she's always been a grumpy lady. I'm not going to take it personal. I decided to believe that this is God allowing me to help a lady in her mid 80s who just lost her husband, has a very sick son who lives with her, and she strikes me as scared and lonely. If I throw a fit about a quilt, that would just make me very petty. Heck, I imagine I'm going to be a bit of a bugger at 80 so I'm not going to hold it against her. ;)

    I sound all nice about it now that I had a chance to process it, but I have to admit that I was quite a bit put out at first and just surprised at the reaction. Evidently I was patting myself on the head a bit too much and expecting everyone else to do the same. It sure brought me down a peg or two. :lol:
    The important thing is that you don't take it personally. I am sure she is lonely and scared especially if her son is sick too. She probably feels like the whole world is against her. Just be grateful that God has given you the opportunity. I believe that what goes around comes around. I will probably be cranky at 80 too.
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    Very nice, and yes she will like it, you made it
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    Old 02-17-2011, 05:58 PM
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    How beautiful
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