Last June, I learned that a woman at church was about to start a battle with breast cancer. While I do not know this woman very well, I do know how horrible that disease is to fight. I had a sister in law die from it 28 years ago. I had another sister in law beat it 6 years ago. I know how devastating it can be on a woman. So I felt I needed to find away to help her though it.
As I said I don't know her well and I actually work full time and commute an hour each way. So my time is limited. Add to that she is basically home bound because the intense treatments make her far too vulnerable to infection. How is a person suppose to keep up their spirits when they are stuck at home, inside and without any visitors.
I didn't know what to do to help so I turned to my 17 year old daughter. Her response - Make a quilt. I got to thinking, My sister was always cold when she was going through the treatments for Lymphoma and both of my sister in laws were also cold when they were going through treatments so a quilt would be a way to help.
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It is hard for me to give up one of my creations because I put so much time and energy into them. But while making this one I tried to put in prayer and love in it as well. I wanted the woman to find comfort in it. I put my heart in this quilt.
Like I said it took me four months to finish this quilt. I was working very long hours and had very little time to work on it except for weekends. My husband said she was either going to be healed or dead by the time I finished it. (Yes, he can be a real jerk at times but he is my jerk and he loves me) After I finished it, I took the time to lint roll all the threads off it and fix any mistakes that I found. Then I washed and dried it to make sure it was soft and cuddly. I carefully folded it and slipped it into a gift bag. (One that my husband picked up for me because of my long hours at work like I said he loves me and really is good to me)
My daughter dropped it off to her husband, who had to take a sneak peek before taking it home. He was very impressed with the quilt and asked my daughter all sorts of questions about it. No doubt so he could tell his wife. Her husband told my daughter that this week she will be starting the radiation treatments and she has been very cold lately. My whole family was pleased that she would find a use for the quilt
Today I got the best news of all. The quilt that I worked so hard on is doing just what I wanted it to do. It has a place on the woman's rocking chair. She sits wrapped up in it to stay warm. She loves it. So this past week, I gave a way a piece of my heart. It is in that quilt. But I feel like I got a piece of her heart return. Quilting brings joy and love to all of those who care to benefit from it.
Who did you quilt for this week?
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