It was an honor

It was an honor to make this quilt (the first one, specifically) with my friend Kim. She pieced it; I quilted it. Why was it an honor to quilt a quilt? It's something I do every day after all. Well, this quilt was made for Quilts of Valor to be given to a wounded serviceman/servicewoman.

When I went to MQX, I dropped off a stack of quilts to the Quilts of Valor booth and ran off to work. The next day (or the day after that?) someone from Quilts of Valor let me know that this specific quilt was given away. Patrick, a young serviceman, is being shipped home for surgery and the Governor of Rhode Island presented this quilt to his mother!

I actually got to meet mom (Debbi). We hugged and she told me about Patrick and we all ended up crying like fools.

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