Friends and Neighbors Quilt
A while back, on one of those (many) September days when the school district gave us a "bonus" day with the children, I panicked. Summer was over. The pool was closed. The beach was closed. The forecast called for rain. Help.
My friend Beth took mercy on me, and we "traded" kids. What that meant was that for a short time I baked cookies with one of her sons, and for hours on end she had my girls over for a quilting bee.
Beth has an amazing collection of fabric from which she let the kids design and cut squares, and then the task was left to her to sew it all together for us.
I came home one day last week to find the quilt put together and given to our house, an honor we gladly accept. 
My friend Beth took mercy on me, and we "traded" kids. What that meant was that for a short time I baked cookies with one of her sons, and for hours on end she had my girls over for a quilting bee.
Beth has an amazing collection of fabric from which she let the kids design and cut squares, and then the task was left to her to sew it all together for us. I came home one day last week to find the quilt put together and given to our house, an honor we gladly accept. We're going to hang it in our dining room, as a most treasured work of art, and a reminder of the spirit in which it was made. Sharing days with friends and neighbors, and getting each other through the trials of life, big and small.
More tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
tt
posted by Tara Thayer at
3:55 PM
2 Comments:
that is the most fantastic idea! you will no doubt treasure that quilt for years to come! how are you going to decide who gets to snuggle up under it tho', with all those girls?
This is an amazing project. What a wonderful creative outlet. I love it!
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