Moonbeam's memory quilt
08-08-2011, 11:24 AM
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That is a very precious quilt, that will always be cherished. Thank you for your thoughtfulness & generosity. I myself have lost a daughter, although my daughter was 23 yrs old-she's been gone for 2 years now. That is a priceless gift & will provide so much comfort!!
08-08-2011, 02:15 PM
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Gifts from the heart should be told on newschannels so that the public can listen to "good things" instead of all the "bad things" that happen in our daily lives. We need some heart warming stories of people who sew quilts for others.
08-08-2011, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FabricHappy
That is a very precious quilt, that will always be cherished. Thank you for your thoughtfulness & generosity. I myself have lost a daughter, although my daughter was 23 yrs old-she's been gone for 2 years now. That is a priceless gift & will provide so much comfort!!
08-08-2011, 04:53 PM
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My daughter came to know a woman in Australia during their respective pregnancies. Their babies were diagnosed at 22 weeks with the same heart defect. Her son died after 26 hours - a week before my granddaughter's birth. I got to know her via the Internet and my daughter. It was heartbreaking. The expectation was that my granddaughter wouldn't survive either. Babies with this anomaly usually die during labor.
I cried for days. As you know, my granddaughter survived, but her upcoming surgery is a reminder of LIFE's fragility.
Anyway, I NEEDED to DO something to support and express my sympathy for this young family. Australia is a LONG way from Arizona. I contacted her and told her I wanted to plant a tree in her son's memory. (I hadn't begun quilting yet.) There's a plaque (I painted) at the base of the tree with "In memory of Connor" on it and a LIVING reminder of a significant, albeit brief life.
I'm not bragging, just sharing that in times of grief sometimes we too need to DO SOMETHING not only for the family, but also for ourselves to work through our own grief.
I find quilting very therapeutic and the hours I spend working on quilts gives me time to think about the recipient and how a quilt brings immeasurable comfort - in MANY ways.
Hope you don't mind me getting off subject.
I cried for days. As you know, my granddaughter survived, but her upcoming surgery is a reminder of LIFE's fragility.
Anyway, I NEEDED to DO something to support and express my sympathy for this young family. Australia is a LONG way from Arizona. I contacted her and told her I wanted to plant a tree in her son's memory. (I hadn't begun quilting yet.) There's a plaque (I painted) at the base of the tree with "In memory of Connor" on it and a LIVING reminder of a significant, albeit brief life.
I'm not bragging, just sharing that in times of grief sometimes we too need to DO SOMETHING not only for the family, but also for ourselves to work through our own grief.
I find quilting very therapeutic and the hours I spend working on quilts gives me time to think about the recipient and how a quilt brings immeasurable comfort - in MANY ways.
Hope you don't mind me getting off subject.
08-08-2011, 05:05 PM
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Beautiful little memory quilt, and so nice of you to make it for Moonbeam's parents. I pray your DGD will live a long and healthy life, in spite of all her challenges. We need to remember that God is in charge and holds her close to His heart. Sad that little ones have to suffer. God bless you all.
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