About two years ago I made a quilt for the Houston High School Hockey team to raffle off (I actually make one a year for the cause), and while I was parading it around the school selling raffle tickets, one of the young ladies from the school who has had less than a desirable path so far, been homeless, kicked out, couch surfed, etc.... asked me what she would have to do to get a quilt made by me. She had also been struggling with her grades and getting to and staying in school. I told her that if she graduated from high school I would make her a quilt. She kept her promise and I kept mine!
I won these blocks at a family quilt retreat last November and the colors were just right for a great batik purple fabric I had waiting for the perfect project. It is bright and cheerful and a little smaller than double sized so it should travel well with her to college - she already is there getting started on doing great things! We all have something we can do to make someone's life a little better - for me it's quilting and gardening, for some it's cooking, and for others it's helping them plan great things. Although I am sad to see my family blocks go far away, I know this quilt has a higher purpose and needs to travel with this young lady and not be stored in a closet or on the back of a couch! Happy Days!
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