Pieced during his or her 5-6th week of gestation. I felt desperate to make something to celebrate life. I'll fold it back up again and think a bit more about making it into larger family quilt (or not) when I'm ready.
Also seen in part here, the blog post I wrote on the day I heard Maple's heart beat.
Eowyn helped make two blocks. This one below we made together when I was taking one of jude's online workshops.
She also arranged some fabric on a foundation which I sewed together. She was dreaming about our baby too.
Often Eowyn (maybe a few times a week now, previously daily) asks me why I could only have two children. Leilani also has her own version of basically the same question, "Mummy why did you want just two girls?" I want to know why as much as they do, but the answer is a gentle, I don't know, we can't always know why, followed by lots of cuddles. It is difficult to understand God's plan during times of loss. It has helped us to give our babies names; talking about the first miscarriage, second, miscarriage and so forth just gets tedious and confusing, especially with little ones.
what a beautiful gathering of cloth and sharing and stories.
ReplyDeletesuch a happy quilt, with all the memories it holds. i believe Maple is warmed by it and God's arms.
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