Quilt of Life

Each senior, at my daughter’s High School was required to do a capstone project. The students are given a lot of latitude regarding the focus of their projects. Some students chose to base their project on the field they want to study in college, the career option they’ve chosen, or to develop or improve on a skill that they can use throughout their life. My daughter chose to learn how to sew a quilt (picture to left). Some the patches are photos printed on cloth and sewn into the quilt pattern to form a memory quilt. These pictures range from when she is two, wearing mom’s high heels, four with her then brand new puppy, grade school and her soccer team, to photos of her with her high school friends. Family photos are interspersed throughout the pattern as well. She took this quilt with her during the first semester of college. This quilt really provided her with more of an emotional warmth rather than a physical warmth as she dealt with homesickness and understanding the higher expectations of college life. She brought this quilt home with her during the semester break and seeing it reminded me of how blessed we are to have to have a loving family and good friends. Family and friends are the true treasures of our lives. I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 NIV