Can you just see the love 
beaming from Debby as she shows off her beautiful family? Her quilt has pictures of her parents through her grandchildren. The quilt was made so the flowers can be removed for future grandchildren. 
This quilt was made by special request for Christmas. Steve's family was in shock after receiving the news of his pancreatic cancer recently. Gina, a niece of Jerry Kasper (quilt #17) was so touched by what Jerry's quilt has done for her grandparents that she knew she needed one for Steve and his family. His quilt shows his love for his family and the outdoors. The picture below is on the back of the quilt. It has Steve in the background with the song The River by Garth Brooks printed over it. Gina plans to have the song playing when she gives the quilt to the family on Christmas morning.
December 26th ... Gina wrote: I presented the quilt to Steve, Pat and Family last night. It is absolutely breath taking. There was not a dry eye in the house. I really appreciate you taking the time to put it together for me and my family. It truly will be "wrapped in love" forever. They put it straight on their bed, laughed, cried and gave tons of "Oh my gosh". It was a moment we will not forget as a family. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
December 27th ... Debbie wrote: That quilt is Steve doing what he LOVES....so peaceful. FAITH, FAMILY, LOVE
December 29th...The beautiful quilt that was dedicated to Steve was UNBELIEVABLE! Our entire family was very touched by the detail, planning and craftsmanship done!! Thank you so much for all your hard work!!! Love, Steve & Pat Olson
God bless you all. I feel honored to have been part of your Christmas.
January 8th....Good news! The doctors advised Steve's tumor is shrinking.
July 26th...Gina wrote: Steve has had the Whipple Procedure (June 23) and they successfully removed his tumor! Essentially Steve is cancer free because the cancer did not spread to any other tissues. He spent about 3 weeks in the hospital and is now recovering at home. Recovery is expected to take up to 1 year. He is on a nutritional IV that lasts 16 hours, he gets hooked up in the evening and disconnected in the morning. He will be on this until he can successfully eat 6 small meals a day. Although he is hardly eating, that's progress compared to eating nothing at all.
October 11th...Steve is doing OK and actually beginning to feel somewhat "normal".
It was an honor to make this quilt for James Smart. I think he was everyone's favorite at the building store in Hayesville, NC. He was a patient with Good Shepherd Home Health & Hospice. When you see this quilt you cannot help but feel the love he had for his family. His grandson defintely had a special place in his heart. His family and all his friends will truly miss him.
Ava Sentell was only 4 years old when she received her wings to heaven. Her short life touched so many people. She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer on July 31, 2010 and passed away late October. Her story reached people across the USA. On her 5th birthday, November 10, 2010, people released pink balloons for her. Wish there was room for all the balloon pictures, they were from friends of all ages. My heart goes out to her parents Casey & Christina and her brother Dylan. 
time. Next month she will be receiving chemo to knock it out for good. She has a wonderful family and friends that will be supporting her and their love will be wrapped around her. This springtime quilt will remind her this winter of all she has to look forward to.
Jessy is one of my most favorite people in the world. I made her a quilt in 2008 (#17) when I read about her in the Clay County Progress paper. Since that time her prince swooped her off her feet and they married last year. Jessy has been battling liver cancer for 3.5 years. This quilt was made for her to wrap the loves of her life around her. This quilt was a joint effort. The greatest part was her 89 year young Aunt Edna hemming it at the end.
Jerry passed away January 31, 2010 after a tough fight with cancer. A quilt was made for Jerry and his wife (Quilt #1 of 2010). When I met his parents at the remarkable funeral for Jerry, I knew I had to make a "firefighter" quilt for them. Jerry was a young man when he left his small town in Wisconsin to be a firefighter in Orlando, FL. Jerry was only 46 when he passed away. 
Stan Dorsey was a very special man. He passed away January 29, 2010 after having an aneurysm in his arotic artery. His daughter Billie is getting married in October and his wife wanted to help Billie feel Stan's presence at this important time of her life. Stan and Billie used to love to go hunting together. Stan's wife Dot had the quilt made of his favorite clothes and found this beautiful poem for the back. Billie received the quilt at her bridal shower. It was a very happy sad gift that will be forever treasured.
Samuel "Kendal" Rose is a patient with Good Shephard Hospice at this time. He and his wife, Bea, have 4 children, 4 grandchildren and 7 greatchildren who are all on his memory quilt. Kendal and Bea have raised their family in the beautiful mountains of Marble, NC. When Bea asked Kendal what colors he would like on his quilt, he said pink and blue. This quilt will always bring back memories for Bea of the days he would tell her to dress the kids up in pink and blue.
Jessi is a beautiful 13 year old girl that was living a good healthy active christian life with her wonderful parents until a couple weeks ago. She and her parents learned the devasting news that she has an aggressive form of leukemia. She will be in the hospital the majority of the time for the next 6 months having chemotherapy. The Patrick family attends the First Free Will Baptist Church of Hayesville, NC. The pastor's wife asked for a "happy" quilt to make her smile and feel the warmth of her family and friends around her.
Abby is Marlo's big sister. Marlo's quilt is #11. When Abby's daddy first started suffering from complications from surgery, a quilt was made for her so she could keep her daddy close to her while he was in the hospital. It is #31 (2009) . Her Grandma (Meme) says she takes it everywhere. She is such a sweet girl. She received this quilt from her Meme at the baby shower for her new sister Marlo. 
Marlo is due to be born the end of this month (June 2010). Her Grandma (Meme) wanted to have a special gift made for her. Marlo's daddy suffered from complications from surgery last fall and unfortunately passed away March 17, 2010. The quilt is all pictures of her daddy. Meme gave the quilt to her daughter at Julie's baby shower. The birth of Marlo at the end of this month will be joyous but also extremely emotional. Please keep the family in your prayers.
Ronnie received this quilt from his 12 year old step-daughter that loves him dearly. He is under care from Good Shephard Hospice. His wife, Cheryl, knew he would love one of these quilts because she and the 3 daughters are very special to him. They each wrote messages to him. I put their messages with their pictures on the quilt. The youngest girl is just adorable. She told me I could post her sweet message. I share it because I think it is a good message for us all to think about. 
I want to tell you how much I love you. You are pretty much the best step dad anyone could have. You are literally always there for me. As much as I back talked you, you never raised your voice at me. I LOVE getting to ride horses and wrestling with you, I could name a whole lot more. I know you were in the Vietnam War and God was with you that whole time just as you are with me. When I found out I was getting a step dad I was soooooo happy it was you. You're the best!!! Love you a whole bunch!!
Pooh
Debbie Lester and her brother Mike had this quilt created to give their parents a special anniversary gift this year to show their love and appreciation. It has pictures of their parents as children along with their parents and moves on to their children and grandchildren. This quilt shows all the love that has been shared in a beautiful family. Patricia have been married 58 years on June 11, 2010. Happy Anniversary!
Ofelia Batista will be celebrating her 90th birthday with family and friends in June. Her children had a quilt of memories made to show her how much they love her. 
This quilt has the same pictures as #4 but was created with different fabrics. This one is for Muriel, Rosemary's sister. Their mother was a beautiful lady.
Adam unexpectedly passed away this year. His parents are in their 80's and their loving family has been very worried about them. Their daughter, Ronni, felt a quilt with pictures of Adam throughout his life might help them. 
Thank you for your order Ronni. Orders like this help with supplies for hospice quilts.
3/6/10 Ronnie said her parents love their quilt. It should help her Mom while she undergoes tests for some heart problems.
Rosemary lost her mother Muriel last fall about the same time I lost my mother so it was easy for me to understand her pain when she called to request a quilt. Her mother was under hospice care with Good Shepherd Home Health & Hospice in Hayesville, NC. While Good Shepherd's chaplin was talking with Rosemary one day, he suggested a quilt to help her through the grieving process.
