Shortly after Aster was born I was contacted on Facebook by someone I went to high school with. I didn’t know her well back then and I don’t know her well now, but we’re friends on Facebook. Heck, I’m not going to turn down a friend request from anyone who was in the trenches with me at hardscrabble Middletown High School n the late 90s.
I’ll admit to being a little wary when I got a message from her saying that she had made a quilt for us and wanted our address. Who makes a quilt for someone they barely know? I hate that I’ve become so jaded and cynical in some ways over the years and that is something I am going to work on shedding as a new chapter begins. Part of me is still a naïve idealist and part of me has become jaded and cynical. Those two don’t do well inhabiting the same space, although one keeps the other in check. Still, I don't like my natural instinct on things like that to be cynical (is she trying to sell me something? There has to be strings attached)
Anyway, I warily gave her my address and not long after, sure enough, a quilt showed up. It’s a beautiful block pattern quilt with Amish images on it and I really, really do like it. It's sort of a daily reminder of my own life, a complicated quilt stitched with blocks of Plain along with other patterns. I think people are like quilts in many ways, composed of many blocks and swatches and we try to make a cohesive whole in the end. One can't determine the color or composition of a quilt by looking at a single block, it's the whole that matters, and hopefully we all come out as beautiful as this one.
My high school classmate is Marlo Mapps and if anyone wants to inquire about having her make a quilt for you, you can contact her at [email protected]
Carol Crowe Phillips
Kevin,
It is sad when we become cynical and distrustful of people. However, it happens when we get hurt or taken one too many times. Life experiences cause us to be cautious and wary. I tend to be the same way...always wondering what they are up to. It is not an easy thing to overcome, even some of the time. And in this day and age, it can be very useful...especially if you have children to protect. I would be interested in hearing about any ways you find to overcome this also. It's always nice to hear that someone else has the same struggles.
Helen
What a beautiul quilt. Thanks for posting the pictures. Also want to say your daughter Aster is a beautiful baby.
Salli
That is a gorgeous quilt! This day and age, we have to be wary of things. You never know who's behind the keyboard. Don't feel bad, I would have felt the same way Kevin. Thanks for sharing.
Carol Morris
Isn't that gorgeous? So appropriate and she will treasure it for years to come. See- not everything comes with strings attached. I almost have the opposite problem, I trust almost everyone, and I've seldom been taken advantage of. God watches over me, thank goodness.
lincolnlady1121
That quilt is beautiful. Have you ever thought of getting a Post Office Box for people you don't know well contacting you or sending items. You don't even have to get it in your home town. I have a blog and I am thinking of getting one. You can still get your personal mail at your house. Just a thought.
Marilyn
Janet
Love, love love the quilt! I used the same red flowered fabric in valances for our master bath, with lace ruffles..... well, then I was looking through a box of doilies my husbands grandmother gave us MANY years ago, so I heavily starched the fabric, and bonded doilies onto the flowered fabric and framed them to hang on the walls. I always think of grandma when I look at them. She lived with us when we were first married in 1959 and even darned my husbands socks!!! What a treasure she was and I am so grateful to have these doilies.
Loretta
I can't say I blame you. You are a public figure and crazies are everywhere. This quilt is beautiful and so fitting.
Cynthia
Wow! What a cute quilt. Are the pictures painted on or is that the fabric print? Anyone know where to find fabric with Amish pictures on it?
Linda from KY
That quilt is so beautiful! I predict that it will become a family heirloom. Either that or Aster will love it to death. 🙂