To celebrate her upcoming birthday, the attainment of her recent permanent resident status, and as a symbol of our love, John's Mom & Dad presented Alex with a "work in progress" -- a quilt made, in part, from swatches of John's clothes. John's Mom and Jes cut out hearts and stars from some of John's clothes and then affixed them to pieces of quilt. With the assistance of her friend Teresa, who is an experienced quilt maker, John's Mom then sewed the various pieces together. After a little more effort, the "work in progress" will be passed off to a local Amish woman who will finish the process by adding batting material and a backing. Together with memories of John, we hope that this quilt gives Alex warmth and comfort. To see what the quilt looks like, click on the photo below.
To Mom and Dad Leonard,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link to John's blogspot (is that the proper terminology?). In the 21st century, it is a fitting tribute to John's Life and as a virtual memorial, to match the real one, it can touch us all, no matter where we are in the world (and for us Army types, that's a real bonus! ;).
Congratulations to Alex on getting her green card and the quilt looks wonderful!
In case Mike didn't mention it, Gina gave me fits during the last Poker Tournament, fortunately for Mike and I, our respective ladies (Suzie and Gina) play better poker!
Brian and Suzie (and coming soon in SEP: Catherine Adventure!)