#21 Welcome Brady

Little Brady is due July 10th. His Mommy's sister, Teresa, had a quilt made with pictures of family members welcoming him into this world. Teresa gave the quilt to Sharon on her birthday and she loved it.

Brady entered this world on July 14th. He is healthy and doing great. Unfortunately his mother suffered complications during delivery. She is now at home with little Brady and family helping her during her recovery.
A picture of the quilt will be posted after the quilt is completed with pictures of Brady.

#20 Cecil Lunsford

Happy Father's Day

Julie and her siblings had a quilt made for their mom for Mother's Day (#15) and this one made for their dad for Father's Day. Their Dad went in the hospital today and could use some extra loving so he may get his quilt early. I call this a story quilt. It is filled with history of his family growing up in the town of Andrews, NC (formerly Longtown, NC). Cecil has 13 siblings, 5 children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Cecil's son, Eddie Lunsford, wrote the book G.W. about his grandfather's life growing up. On Amazon, http://www.amazon.com, it has a 5 star rating. I read this book and absolutely loved it!

#19 Pastor George and Mary Simmons

St. Andrews Lutheran Church presented this quilt to Pastor George Simmons as a gift to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of his Ordination. At the celebration on May 31, 2009 he said, "I am not retiring, I'm not finished yet!" The church family of St. Andrews wanted Pastor George and his wife Mary to know how much they love and appreciate them. They have been at St. Andrews for the last 15 years. If you would like to know more about Pastor George and Mary, click on "comments" below and read the comments I have received of how special they have been to St. Andrews Lutheran Church.

#18 Boshoffs

Quilt in the works. My good friend Patty Hofer is making a trip of a lifetime to the Kalahari Desert. She will be staying with the Boshoffs whom she has come to love during their long distance friendship over the last year. You can follow her journey on her blog at http://www.boshoffs-patty.blogspot.com/. She will be taking many photos while she is there. When she returns, we will go through her pictures to find the right ones for a quilt to send the Boshoffs showing her love and appreciation for this opportunity.

#17 Arnie

Happy 70th Birthday Arnie!

Arnie's niece, Debbie saw one of the quilts and knew she wanted one for her uncle's special birthday. Debbie did a great job creating collages to capture his life. She captured his love of dogs from the time he was little, his love for all of his family, his joy dancing with his sister Sue when young and when they got a little older and most of all, the sweetheart of his life, Skylar, his precious granddaughter. As you can see from the back of the quilt, it looks like Arnie always enjoys life. Happy Birthday Arnie!
July 28th Note from Debbie: My uncle hung his quilt right in the entryway to his house. It is the showpiece right as you walk in his front door!

#16 Becky McCarn

Becky McCarn retires this year after teaching for 37 years. Her very dear friend Beverly wanted to be sure she would never forget all the good times she had teaching. Beverly and her co-workers will miss her smiling face.

I heard Becky loved her quilt and snuggled with it all weekend after she received it.