tonight, at this very moment, a large crowd has gathered at fort campbell waiting for an aircraft to arrive. soon frank will be getting off that plane. thank you frank for a job well done. i know there are going to be some very happy girls in tennessee.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
welcome home frank...
tonight, at this very moment, a large crowd has gathered at fort campbell waiting for an aircraft to arrive. soon frank will be getting off that plane. thank you frank for a job well done. i know there are going to be some very happy girls in tennessee.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
a walk in central park...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
a pillow for kate...
Monday, February 21, 2011
a modalicious backdrop...
as lynn eyed the store for a perfect angle from which to shoot, the pillowcases seemed to be a good backdrop. the moment i clicked on the website for the first view today, i was struck by how perfect and beautiful it truly was. for so many reasons. the shared collection of hands that helped create them. the loveliness of so much moda fabric in one place. the light that shines so brightly in memory of kristen ann kirton. thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
chasing charlotte...
today, a blog post came our way that is accepting donations for this beautiful hand stitched quilt...
Monday, February 14, 2011
a heart quilt for sarah
as i sat in the corner chair in the parent lounge, waiting for the next hour when we could visit again, i felt a great need to do something. with my hands. the idle time was unbearable. my mind often wanted to veer off course. to imagine the worse. i needed an outlet. i needed to create. so i started a quilt. a teeny, tiny, little quilt. with hearts. not just for valentine's day...
but also as a reminder of the valiant fight sarah was demonstrating. i didn't have much time, or much fabric. but then my six month old daughter was a mere eighteen inches long and was loosing weight faster than she was gaining it.
i needle turn appliqued four small hearts onto a square of muslin. i embroidered four hearts with red floss. and then i chain stitched her name in the center. during my next visit to her bedside, i tenderly placed the quilt upon her bruised and limp body, being careful to not disturb any tubes or wires. soon after, the machine monitoring her heart rate beeped. the nurse told me that meant she was happy. and that meant for a moment, i was happy. that tiny little quilt meant something to my girl. and that gave me a new sense of hope. sarah's quilt continued to give her comfort for the many months of her recovery.
for a few years i carried it with me when i would talk to groups about having a medically fragile child. i took it to a few needle and quilt guilds in the early 90's, then i tucked it away for safe keeping. until last year december. the fat quarter shop was doing a giveaway for l'amour by sandy gervais. they asked for a letter to be written to santa to explain why you would like to win, so i did. unbeknown to me, one of sarah's nurses from so many years before had been reading her blog. she left a comment asking if we still had the quilt. so i went searching.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
charming charlevoix...
did you catch their pillow...the airplane is so cute...the apple is oh so clever...the doggie just adorable. laurie and polly also included a flag. why? they call themselves the americana designers of moda...
Friday, February 11, 2011
oh my darling...
p.s. we are not responsible for that tune being stuck in your head all day...you know the one...oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling clementine...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
in the news...

Monday, February 7, 2011
bliss...
oh speaking of bonnie...have you been following the moda designers pillow talk? i love bonnie's pillow...click here to see it. oh wait there's more...thursday update...the darling adorable camille has posted her pillow...click here to see it and a sneak peak of ruby.
Friday, February 4, 2011
the lady in red...

Thursday, February 3, 2011
we will be wearing red...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
coming out to the world...

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ps...i guess i should mention...sarah's pillowcases for kristen story is featured on page one of this april 2011 issue. under the heading quilting changes everything. yes indeed it has. for so many of us. an interesting tidbit...our first empty bolt...the one on display in the store...was from edyta sitar's let it snow collection. do you see who's studio is featured in this magazine?
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i would like to thank maria charbonneaux for taking the time to interview sarah and for writing this story. she captured it just perfectly. for sarah. for kristen. and for me. we are so very grateful.