Monday, April 12, 2021

A Timely Gift

 

My local group, “Kaleidoscope Quilters” had a wonderful outdoor distance meeting on Saturday. The weather was perfect! We are a very charitable group and the bins of donation quilts fill up fast. I try to make at least one quilt a month for one organization or another. This month I had 2, one for Ronald McDonald House and one for the local infusion center. As I was popping them into my bag, I had second thoughts.

 Our quilting angel, Sharon, is always there to take whatever hot mess of a top I give her to whip into submission with her fabulous quilting. She is cheerful to a fault and you would never know that she has a chronic illness which brings her to the infusion center every week.

 The quilt I had slated for the infusion center was one that Randy (Barrister’s Block) and Barb (Fun with Barb) and I had done as a round robin a while ago. After my other quilting angel, “Kathy” did her longarm magic, I didn’t think I could part with it. I picked it up and realized it really needed to go to the special person who makes all these donations possible. So, although it seemed a bit like “taking coals to Newcastle”, I boxed it up with a ribbon and placed it in Sharon’s lap at the meeting. 





 After the meeting, Sharon came over to me a little weepy with her phone in hand. She said, I don’t know how you knew it, but this has been an extra rough week. Her son had just had open heart surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Boston. She showed me a photo of her son walking in the hospital after the miraculous surgery. As quilters, we just never know how we can touch someone’s heart at the right time.

 And, this is the little quilt that went to the Ronald McDonald House. Last May when I put out the request for orphan blocks for the “Community Supper” quilt, many of your sent more than one. The center of this is a crazy block that Claire (Cspoon Quilts) sent at that time. I finally used it Claire!  


I adore this little duck fabric. Wish I had bought the whole bolt. You know what they say, “hind sight is 20/20 yards”! I think we are all just glad that 2020 is hind sight!

 Happy Quilting!

17 comments:

  1. What a thoughtful gift. I'm glad you followed the prompting to give it to her. There are certain fabrics that I adore and feel badly when I use them up. I accidently found one this morning that I thought was gone. Made me smile.

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  2. What a special quilt for Sharon - it's beautiful! - and how wonderful it could be delivered at a time when she really needed a boost. She will treasure it, I'm sure.

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  3. Your gift was from the heart! What a meaningful gesture--so good of you to respond to the urging to gift it to Sharon. You didn't know how much it would mean to her, but Someone did.

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  4. Following your heart and giving this special quilt to your friend just when she needed a lift is quite simply a gift of love. Spirit led gifts are the most precious of all.

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  5. What a wonderful gift for Sharon, it was meant to be. Both quilts are special.

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  6. wow....both timely gifts...true, one never knows the trials others face...so happy that you were prompted to bring some joy into your friend's life...i'll second janet's comment!

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  7. That is such a gorgeous quilt for Sharon - I’m sure it will bring her lots of comfort. All the best to her and her son.

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  8. Oh Wendy your story brought tears to my eyes. You are so kind and generous. Sharon sounds like a special person who deserves a nice surprise. I hope her son recovers well.
    What a cute 30s donation quilt.

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  9. OH sweet and oh so timely...perfect quilt, and perfect gift, Wendy! HURRAH!!!!

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  10. What a wonderful and touching story. Your gift was a gift of friendship and love. Your donation quilt is delightful. I'm so glad you shared this.

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  11. Thank you for sharing such an uplifting story!

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  12. Such a beautiful story to accompany a couple of beautiful quilts!

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  13. Both of these are lovely quilts. And what a sweet story about gifting your quilt to just the right person when it was especially needed.

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  14. Oh, Wendy, what a wonderful story. You are so generous with your quilt-giving and making someone happy :)

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  15. that is such a wonderful quilt and gifting it like that was so timely and thoughtful! And the Ronald Mac Donald quilt is so cute! I had forgotten all about that block and it was perfect with the ducky fabric!! take care!

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  16. What a wonderful post! Quilts truly do say, "I care" and I am sure Sharon was truly touched.

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  17. Sounds like the perfect person to receive that beautiful quilt......

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