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A Quilt for Life

June 8, 2011 2 Comments

I’ve become fairly emotionally attached to this quilt that I made last fall, even though it doesn’t really match any of the colors in my home. It was my first really solid attempt at free motion quilting, which, miraculously, I achieved on an old crappy Brother machine in my dark cold basement. I really am in love with it- the window boxes on point, the farm fresh Moda fabrics in soft romantic colors…could decorate a whole room around it. I’ve had it listed on Etsy forever, and just when I thought it may become a permanent resident in my life (yay!), along came a Children’s Hospital auction donation request from a friend. This quilt came to mind immediately, and I feel great about where it’s going. Truly, I might cloud up as I drive away without it snuggled in my passenger seat, but I’ll quickly snap out of it when I remember the little boy with liver disease who’s hopefully going to have a better chance at survival when these auction items sell. In the end, I think we all craft because it makes life more beautiful. What a sobering, uplifting opportunity to turn that sentiment into tangible reality for someone’s beautiful precious child. Feeling grateful, grateful, grateful tonight.

Filed Under: Finished Quilts, Treasures Tagged With: auction, breakfast at tiffany's, children's hospital, donated quilt, donation, quilt

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  1. Darlene LaDouceur Celestin says

    January 10, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Is there a pattern or tutorial for this?

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  2. cori says

    February 4, 2013 at 7:35 am

    Things always look better on point to me. I have made 3 quilts with Breakfast at Tiffany’s and am quite bored of this fabric and still have some precuts and yardage left. This quilt makes me want to make another, the way the fabric is placed and how it enhances each colorway is beautiful.

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