A labor of love

I found out last week my sister-in-law had a cancerous tumor on one of her ovaries. custodia iphone x con fiori Aside from praying for her, what could I do? DUH. I make quilts. A quilt would be one way to wrap her in love, so I asked her daughter what her mom’s favorite color was or decorating style. I got the response: “Mom likes blue.” Well, of all of the 85+ quilts I have already made, none were blue. I do have a blue stash, though, most recently enhanced by my friend Michele who gave me 3 of the blues in this quilt. custodia iphone 6s bff I found the pattern on the internet: I Googled five yard quilt and came up with this:http://www.millendtextiles.com/attachments/5yardquilt/5yard_quilt.pdf I had this cute checkered print that I selected for my focus and worked with colors around it. custodia a specchio iphone 6s I also added the blue plaid from my stash, but Michele came through with the rose prints and the lightweight denim shirt fabric. Now, I’m not a blue lover, but the more I worked on this quilt, the better I liked it. In fact, I thought I should make a quilt of every color (orange being next) just to stretch myself. custodia da cintura iphone 8 plus I love the way the quilt turned out in the end. It is soft, warm, blue, soothing, comfortable, and full of love and prayers for restoration of health to my sister-in-law. custodia telefono iphone 6s It gave me a sense that I could support her from a distance, and that settled me. custodia iphone 6s simpatica Remember, you can double click on any picture for a closer look.