Stan and Dot were married June 9, 2007. Last year on January 29th, Stan passed away. Dot has been devasted. She requested a quilt with a story that she could share with others. Except for the outside border, every piece of fabric has a story. The black bordering the squares is the pants Stan wore at their wedding. On their last Valentine's Day, Dot had left little notes to him all around the house. All of the notes are on the white stripes that are the fabric from his wedding shirt. The rest of the quilt is his jeans, shirts and ties. The pockets from his shirts and his pants are on the quilt so she can save little momentos in them. One of the ties has my favorite hymns, Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art. Because I normally work with pictures, I told Dot she was going to be my guinea pig. I hope the quilt brings her comfort.1/20/2011 Note from Dot: Any time you need a guinea pig, I want to be the one you call. I caannot even talk about this right now. It is more perfect than I could have ever dreamed. Thank you so much.
1/30/2011 There are many comments to share about this quilt but for now I am going to share the most moving of all. Dot has had such a hard time since Stan's passing and could not think about parting with his clothing. After sitting in her recliner wrapped up in her quilt she realized she could box up the rest of his clothes because she had what she needed all around her. What a huge blessing! And their sweet dog Daisy loves the quilt. When she is wrapped up in it, Daisy is always there.
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I simply cannot imagine how after only three years a wife could endure the loss of her husband, even though my closest friend managed it over sixty years ago. If the material reminders help, please keep on making them! AFter 57 years and a long life, I know there's only the hope of meeting again soon to sustain me.
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