I have decided that since I am going to make quilts anyway, and I don't need them to live with me, that I will give everyone I love a quilt. So my family members are covered, and I've been making quilts for my close friends (Remember the Fourth of July quilt?)
I have known Diana over 30 years. She lives in California, but we have kept in touch over the years and visited fairly regularly. The last time we talked I told her I wanted to make her a quilt. "Lynne, what a lovely idea, thank you so much," she started, "but Art and I are 78 and 79 and we are trying to downsize. the We do not need a quilt."
We talked more and then I had an idea. "How about I make a quilt for you and donate it to the victims of the fires in California?"
She thought that would be a fabulous idea. So the Joyful quilt is now en route to the Camarillo Quilters where it will be donated to a family displaced by the terrible fires. One thing that makes this program really special is that they allow the families to choose their own quilt.
That makes me really happy. Joyful is a bright, happy, fun quilt and I know the family who chooses it will choose it because it makes them feel happy too.
Win, win!
2 comments:
So wonderful of you and your friends to donate such an amazing quilt and bring joy in a time of overwhelming loss.
The two best times for a quilt are when it the binding is finished and when it finds a home. Great story!
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