This is one of my early quilts and the camaraderie that it involved, make it a very special quilt for me.  Let me explain.

I talked a group of work friends into embarking on a “Build a Quilt” event with me that was offered at a local quilting store.  None of us could attend the class portion of the event due our being at work.  Instead, I would pick up the weekly block pattern on Friday’s when it was released, make the block over the weekend, and teach my coworkers on Monday morning, giving them advice on any trouble spots.    Most of them have even finished their quilts, though it took a couple of years for some of them.

A dear friend of mine, and one of the members of our work quilting group, fell behind in making her blocks.  Along the way, her son was diagnosed with brain cancer.  She choose to make the blocks that she had completed into a smaller quilt for her son and named it “A Mother’s Love.”   Our little group helped her baste the quilt and she quilted it herself.   Her quilt was with her son in the hospital the day he died.  

To me, this quilt and the process it took to make, symbolize friendship, closeness, sharing and sadness.  Enjoy every day and the loved ones that you have.

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