In April, Intermountain Donor Services will be having their annual Family Recognition Ceremony- honoring Donors. Unfortunately- this year. We are invited.Makenzie's picture will be displayed in the slide show and we were asked to make a quilt square in honor of Makenzie to add to the Donor Remembrance Quilt.
I had no idea how I was going to do this- simply because I have NO crafty skills when it comes to sewing. I could have asked one of my talented sisters, mother or mother in law to help but I felt I needed to do this on my own for Makenzie. I wanted her to see how hard I would work to make sure she would have a perfect little square.
I am not a sewer, I don’t stitch, I can’t for the life of me even sew in a straight line. REALLY- I’m horrible but after several attempts I got the square sewn (not in a straight line but sewn)
Now to the stitching. I got great ideas from my family on what to do and I loved all the ideas but they were all out of my league. I didn’t think I could do any. So I had the idea to use buttons for balloons and stitch her initials. Again- I started and it was looking horrible. Thankfully sister A came over to save me. She told me I needed different thread and that she would get me the right stuff. So tonight- instead of going home to play with my daughter after work
(which I still imagine I’m going to do everyday),
I stitched her initials on a square to honor her for donating her little heart valves.I thought about her so much tonight.
In every stitch I made I remembered something about her.
I kept asking her if she liked what I did.
I keep praying that she thinks it cute and she feels honored to have it.
I have to turn it tomorrow but I’m a little nervous to part with it. I worked so hard and put so much of her into it that a part of me just wants to keep it.
I picked the colors out because they reminded me of her room.
I picked the boarder because those words describe her.
I picked the balloons for obvious reasons.
I did the stitching so it looked like sprinkles- that reminds me how sweet she is.
I made this for her.
...
Although, It will be nice to see it sewn next to all those other donor angel squares.
All those other angels Im sure she is dancing around with.
I had no idea how I was going to do this- simply because I have NO crafty skills when it comes to sewing. I could have asked one of my talented sisters, mother or mother in law to help but I felt I needed to do this on my own for Makenzie. I wanted her to see how hard I would work to make sure she would have a perfect little square.
I am not a sewer, I don’t stitch, I can’t for the life of me even sew in a straight line. REALLY- I’m horrible but after several attempts I got the square sewn (not in a straight line but sewn)
Now to the stitching. I got great ideas from my family on what to do and I loved all the ideas but they were all out of my league. I didn’t think I could do any. So I had the idea to use buttons for balloons and stitch her initials. Again- I started and it was looking horrible. Thankfully sister A came over to save me. She told me I needed different thread and that she would get me the right stuff. So tonight- instead of going home to play with my daughter after work
(which I still imagine I’m going to do everyday),
I stitched her initials on a square to honor her for donating her little heart valves.I thought about her so much tonight.
In every stitch I made I remembered something about her.
I kept asking her if she liked what I did.
I keep praying that she thinks it cute and she feels honored to have it.
I have to turn it tomorrow but I’m a little nervous to part with it. I worked so hard and put so much of her into it that a part of me just wants to keep it.
I picked the colors out because they reminded me of her room.
I picked the boarder because those words describe her.
I picked the balloons for obvious reasons.
I did the stitching so it looked like sprinkles- that reminds me how sweet she is.
I made this for her.
...
Although, It will be nice to see it sewn next to all those other donor angel squares.
All those other angels Im sure she is dancing around with.