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An Early Quilty Christmas Celebration

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She was going to be hospitalized for a stem cell transplant in September.  As it turned out she didn’t have enough circulating stem cells in her system so the procedure was postponed and another attempt scheduled for now, mid December.  The entire procedure can  take up to a month or more,  so the family decided to celebrate an early Christmas to be all together before she went in to the hospital.

Early Christmas took place this past weekend. Each adorable granddaughter pictured received their special quilt and a thoughtful book that included a picture of the quilt and the meaning behind the shirts in the quilt. 

“Even though my granddaughters are young they all appreciated and loved the quilts”. “My daughters and granddaughters were touched by each thought that went into the gifts.”

A time to be together, to think about others, and to be selfless. Goodwill, benevolence, and generosity,  That’s the spirit of Christmas. An early Merry Christmas to you, too, if for whatever reason, you, too, are celebrating early.

She seems to recognize Winner the Pooh and Tigger !
The quilting design stars and moons was used for this young lady. Her smile says it all.
Sound asleep. Her “girly girl” quilt has pink girly accents and a princess crown for the quilting.
Each child received a book with their name and pictures of the quilt that tell the meaning behind the shirts. A thoughtful touch from Grandma and something these girls can look back on a long time from now.

Starting early means that this Christmas quilt will be ready on time!

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This is one of 3 small quilts that we received in July. The fabrics and colors used here go together so well. Our job is to add the quilting. We do have some festive quilting designs like snowflakes, but this quilter wanted something plain and simple. The squiggles on here, when you look close, are called meander as they are meandering all over the quilt in gold thread. The quilter will make and hand sew on her own binding — that’s the outermost layer that finishes the edges. It will make a very nice gift. Our usual turn around on quilting time is 2 weeks. That gets longer around busy times like Christmas. So if you have a quilt you need quilted – early is great. That applies, too, if you would like for us to make the full quilt for you.

Yes, I hate to say it, but…. as of today, Christmas is 143 days away. Give us a call to get started on the best gift! 678-324-8084.

The front and back of a lovely Christmas quilt
The back

First Responder

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Kristie lost her husband this year and came to us to make a special Christmas gift from his clothes for her son in his memory.  Her requirements: 1) She needed it by Xmas; and  2) being a gift for a 13 year old, the overall construction of the quilt needed to last and hold up over time.  Check to both.

A month out from X-Mas we received the clothes and immediately got to work doing the through assessment needed in order to come up with a design. 

Fabrics and materials selected were screened for durability and longevity. Kristie opted for a simple loopy quilting pattern instead of say an EKG, or heart rhythm offered as another option. In addition to adding a decorative touch, the actual quilting reinforces the overall construction.

Mission accomplished 12/19.  Included in the quilt were his EMS work shirts in the center. Around those some solid plain t-shirts, and 4 of his work patches filled in the corners. 12/20  it was shipped off to North Carolina and opened today.   The best reward for us:  the creation of something meaningful. More importantly—the smile.  

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