A few years ago, Deseret Book in St. George decided to stop carrying fabric. We went there to visit Mandy and Nicole, so we bought some fabric to make baby quilts for our future grandchildren. When we realized that I had ALS, Nicole suggested that we get the fabric made into quilts, and then let people choose a quilt as they had children.
There was only one problem. I can't move my hands at all. In other words, I wouldn't be any help at all.
That's when my sisters got involved. Tyra and Roberta made Nicole's goal their own. They came to our house and started tying quilts. Tyra teased some of our children by asking them how many babies they are going to have! After that, she would explain that she really needed to know how many were going to be girls and how many were going to be boys. We have had lots of fun laughing about it.
That was in March. My niece Barbara, and her daughter, Rebecca, also helped us. Rebecca hadn't ever tied quilts before, but she was a quick learner and a wonderful help. We had such a blast! All of a sudden, eight baby quilts were tied! Tyra took them home with her so she could turn them over and hand stitch the edges.
Meanwhile, Roberta kept working on new quilts. She got several more finished.
Then July came. Tyra came back from her home in Cypress, California with two of her grandchildren. She has to drive ten hours one way to get here! By that time, I had bought fleece and minky fabric to make blankets for each of our grandchildren who are already born. Tyra started sewing those. A few days later, my sister Shirley Anne came with a daughter and two grandchildren. My sister Mary came with her daughter. I don't know whether people sewed or talked more! We sure had a great time. We had our two oldest grandchildren stay at our house to play with their cousins. They had so much fun, and played so well together.
I love and appreciate my family so much!
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| Twenty tied quilts and ten fleece blankets: A true labor of love!! |
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