Today I packaged up Jan’s future grand daughter’s quilt which she won in my second bloggiversary giveaway. Dragonfly Horses is now jetting its way to Devon to hopefully cheer up dear Jan while she recuperates from her surgery. Should not be too long before her grand daughter is born as well….a busy time ahead.
This quilt took a lot longer than it should with my husband having a near nervous breakdown due to the work issues at the charity where he works but I finally managed to find the peace to work on it….or rather…the quilt gave me peace as I stitched it….very therapeutic.
It was made using remaining pieces of the fabric from the quilt below
along with dragonfly fabric given to me by my dear friend Ester. The butterflies on the back and binding were found by my husband who is ever vigilant for fabric for me.
I mentioned before that after I completed the quilting …perle cotton, medium stitches I started swirling circles all around the back edging…in chain stitch…just to keep things interesting!
So this long overdue quilt is on its way to Jan….with so much love and thoughts of the baby to come all mixed in with memories of past quilts made using some of these fabrics.
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Jan ….if you lived nearer I would wrap you in the most wondrous of quilts as you recover from your surgery…surrounded by your loved ones in your garden. As it is this goes with my love, my prayers and my sure knowledge that this is a turning point in your life and one that you will handle with your usual wit and grace.
May God bless you and protect you, and the new baby, always
Jan is having corrective surgery on her leg on Tuesday to repair the aftermath of her surgery for cancer years ago.
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I’m so pleased your beautiful quilt is making the journey to Devon, my home for the first 26 yrs of my life! I cherish my memories of that coastline, and miss the wild stormy seas. In fact my in-laws live in Seaton and Colyton, not that many miles from Sidmouth. What a small world it is indeed Kathleen. I hope your friends recuperation from surgery is swift. X Mandy
isn’t that amazing mandy? I did not know you were a fellow pom [said with great affection]…you will love jan’s blog then..she has a great photo blog…specially of the area.
Thank you for the good wishes Kathleen and for making the beautiful quilt ~ I can’t wait to receive it ~ it will be very special indeed, made with so much love and care.
I go into hospital tomorow so will be offline for a about a week.
I’m going to visit Mandy (above) ~ what a coincidence. Seaton is only 5 miles from where I live!