I met Ms Genny on my front porch when she came by to pick up her CSA box a few years ago. We found out that we had lots of things in common. She is the sweetest thing. Very long story short...her sister passed and she asked if I would make some memory quilts for the kids. I said I would be honored to. Little did I know how much "time" it would take. In the same time we have had a sorta rough year with Mark's surgery and recovery, the passing of my mother-in-law, my dad trying to sell his house and move...not to mention just everyday life things. I finally got them finished around Christmas and called her to let her know they were finished. She picked them up one day from the front porch because we had a horrible virus. A few days later I got a surprise in the mail. A Christmas card with a very nice thank you note from all the kids and a check. I had told her in the beginning that I would do the quilt for no charge. Just seemed like the right thing to do. I called Genny to tell her about the card. She told me how much the kids loved the quilts.In our conversation I could hear in her voice that she wished she had one. I went to the basement to look through the scraps and found enough sweatshirts to make her a lap quilt from her sister's sweatshirts. I didn't tell her I was doing it but I think she suspected something when I called to tell her I had something for her.
I found fabric that I had in my stash and I used a little bit of black from one of the other memory quilts I made for her children.
I was out in the yard with the girls when she came and we walked around for a minutes and then she helped me get them in. She had chickens growing up. I think she might want some of my eggs.
I think she loved the quilt. We were standing in the kitchen and I know I had tears in my eyes when I gave it to her. She just couldn't believe it. Such a tender moment. Paying it forward sure makes you feel good on the inside. Love doing the unexpected,
