A Memory Quilt For Ms Genny

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,

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,