Comfort Quilt

Three weeks ago when I asked Alexander about school, he told me that something bad had happened. His homeroom teacher had cancer and she would be having leukemia and her hair would fall out. I told him how sorry I was and asked if there was anything I could do. I mentioned making a quilt for a friend who had something similiar - only she had chemo and her hair fell out!!!


That planted the seed to me. I don't know this teacher or anything much about the school - remember, they live in Ohio. I called the school the next week and talked with the principal. They had just told the children and really didn't know what they were going to do as a staff and with the students and a quilt sounded like a wonderful idea.

I suggested that I send squares of a light fabric with freezer paper on the back and pens for people to sign . She would need someone on her end to help get signatures, etc. She said she had just the person.

Squares were processed - cutting and ironing - and sent to Ohio.

I got them back in the mail last week and started sewing. Some just wrote their names, some had little drawings, most stayed inside the pencil lines I had drawn on the squares.

I was told the teacher liked earth tones...........so I got out some 5 inch squares from a fabric exchange to use. I wanted to keep it simple for me!!!! Straight lines and squares is pretty simple!!!

The quilt is finished and ready to return to Ohio. It's about 55 by 75 - good size to snuggle under.
There are some blank squares so others may sign the quilt, too. I know that this will provide love and comfort to Mrs. Benning - from the staff, students and me.

P.S. March 15 - I got a really sweet thank you signed by many of the teachers. They were going to take the quilt to Mrs. Benning (in a hospital in Columbus) over the weekend.

I feel good............