This might be the quintessential quilt story. It carries a
quilt from the clothes on a person's back to the quilting
bee to the passing down of the quilt through the
generations. The only colour in this beautiful book is
in the colours of the quilt. Everything else is done in
rich charcoal pencil drawings.
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This author is a tremendous woman who visits my husband's school regularly to speak in assemblies to elementary students. A distant relative of hers shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln, and she gives the children a chance to shake her hand, and thereby be connected to Lincoln.
At her site, she says this quilt and book were created at the time her son was born, 32 years ago, and now she is waiting for grandchildren, patiently. I, too, have been waiting for grandchildren, patiently. Imagine my joy when we discovered recently that our 30-year-old daughter is pregnant (now 10 weeks along). I am designing a quilt for her; hope it will be a 'keeper.'
Hi Ruth!
Wow, thanks for sharing...such an amazing story about meeting Abraham Lincoln...and thanks for sharing the even more amazing news that you are going to be a grandmother - I never stop to think of a pregnancy as a miracle and a gift. I'm so glad for you and your daughter!! CONGRATULATIONS!
Reading your comment make me so happy and joyful! And you are designing a quilt - such a wonderful present for your grandchild!!!
I haven't got any children myself but if I had a girl I would never be able to wait PATIENTLY for a grandchild :O)))
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