My brother-in-law works with a man whose mother-in-law
passed away a few years ago. The man’s wife has been distraught since the loss
of her mother and has saved the last chore of cleaning out her mother’s sewing
room until now. She needed to find a place to take her mother’s fabrics where
they would be used in a meaningful way. So my brother-in-law mentioned me to
his co-worker which was really very nice of him. After a phone call from the
wife where I explained my involvement with some quilting groups, I received
this donation of her fabric collection. What incredible generosity!
As I worked my way through the bins I pulled out this little cutie and knew instantly it could be used as a backing for a quilt top I had completed a long time ago. The quilt top sat around for the exact reason that I did not know what to use for backing. As soon as I saw this fabric I knew it was a perfect match.
It was very rewarding to know that I was going to be able to do some good rather quickly with one of the fabrics. I even found a nice tan fabric piece to use for binding. I can’t wait to quilt this one.
The bins contain some quilts that have been started and I am
certain that some of the ladies at the senior center would love the challenge
of completing those started projects. My friend Sue will be coming over
tomorrow to see what she can use for her charity projects and she will help me
decide which groups would benefit from these fabrics. Between Quilts for Kids,
the Veterans quilts, the Hope House quilts, the church group quilts and the
senior center quilts, I am very sure nothing will get left behind.
I cannot thank the generous donor enough for her
thoughtfulness and I hope she knows her mother’s legacy will live on through
the comfort that these will give to someone.
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