TheBanyanTree: Stitches In Time

[auntiesash]

I have to agree with you, Tom.  I don't know that my quilts will be
treasured but I have to think, even if they end up at Goodwill or under an
old dog someday, that the time and energy I put into them is a good
investment.


On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Tom Smith <trsmith44 at cox.net> wrote:

> It's getting cold enough overnight now to cover the bed with a quilt.
>  Keeps
> body heat in and cold out.  Inspires me, too.  My mother made this quilt.
>  A
> Christmas present long ago.  A gift that will renew itself beyond her life.
> A good aim to devote time, making a quilt.  This one took a lot of time.
> Thousands of mindful precise stitches joined squares of worn-out
> blankets, shirts, skirts, and robes and gave them a new way to comfort.
>
> Thank you, Mom.
>
> Image at:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9482738@N07/11355899823/
>



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