"Q" is for Quilt

Helena with her beautiful new quilt.

Sof with his new quilt. As Sof and I work on our home schooling each day I am given an opportunity to teach him new words. Today's is "Q, is for quilt".

I am constantly blown away at the friends God has placed in my life. I am rich I tell you, with the best friends a girl could have. Tammy is one of them. Her friendship and kind heart make her a one in a million.

The other day my dear friend from Dallas, Tammy sent me a quick email saying that she had put something in the mail for Sof and Helena. Boy was that an understatement. When I opened the box I was immediately overwhelmed with emotion seeing what she had sent to them. As I am writing this tears of gratitude fall down my cheeks. She had made quilts for both of them from her loving hands. So much time, thought and energy went into creating these, I know. I once, and I mean once sewed a quilt, that it gives me a good understanding and so much respect for quilters and their dedication. It is truly a labor of love! These quilts were no different. To top it off she added the most loving, thoughtful letter explaining her motivation, and the symbolism to each of them.
Tammy, I hope you don't get mad but I had to share your beautiful words, for I could not do them justice.
She wrote:
It is my hope that these quilts can bring them comfort at times when they are sick or tired or just need to be wrapped in love. They were made to bring blessings to each of them. The best thank you I could get is for them to one day be thread bare and warn out from use.
Helena's quilt is a sweet mixture of little flowers that symbolize all of the beauty she possesses and that one day she will blossom into the young women God intended her to be.
Sof's quilt has a lot of symbolism's as well. I chose the train fabric because it represents the journey he has made from ET to TX. Also, Blake and Reagan loved trains when they were younger. The read and blue squares symbolize the colors found in both the US and TX flags. I even noticed that the backing looks like a giraffe print, which symbolises Africa, so he will never forget the country of his birth. The back of the quilt there is special quilting representing a family that always surrounds him in love.
These gifts were given with all the love and blessings that come from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As she has woven with her hands and her love these priceless quilts for our newest additions, God has woven her into a priceless friend and woman of God. I am so grateful, humble and honored to call her friend.

Tammy, you will be happy to know that both Sof and Helena snuggle up to these each night I lay them to sleep. Your blessings to Sof and Helena are treasures to them!