Dear Gwendolyn,
I had a hard time starting this letter; there are just so
many things I want to say to you. I know you are just a little one and it will
be years before you can understand these words that I type.
Let me start with the easiest thing, you are so special
little one, so loved, and so precious.
Your parents are pretty great. I mean, you are a pretty
lucky little one. I know they will be there for you forever. I know this
because I know them. I have known your mom many years before the beginning of
your time. She is the best. I have known your dad for some smaller number of
years before your time, but he has proven to be a pretty awesome guy too.
I know your parents probably have many hopes and dreams for
you little one, but let me add a few. I hope that you have a happy childhood,
full of tire swings, time machines, daydreams, and fairy tales. I hope you
experience sledding down hills at top speeds, climbing mountains, waking up to
clear bird calls in sun filled tents, and hearing echoes. I hope there are
flowers, mud, and bugs. Eating warm wild strawberries, dandelion necklaces,
mosquito bites, bicycles, macaroni and cheese.
Mud puddles and rainbows, tree houses, story telling, legos, and cold
mountain lakes.
I dream that you will grow up confident and happy. I dream
that you will have convictions and beliefs and that you will keep them and
change them as you find you need to. I dream that you will be a girl who knows
she is strong and woman who knows she is stronger. I dream that the world you
live in accepts you for who you are and treats you as an equal.
Most of all, little one, I dream and hope you turn out a lot
like another little girl and woman I admire a great deal, your mom.
Sending warm love and kind regards. May the force be with
you.
Sarah
Quilt Stats:
Pattern: A combination of paper pieced pattern set at
random. Strawberry by Sew-ichgo, paper crane by Kitten’s Mittens, mushroom and
gnomes by Artisania, and paper airplaine by Quiet Play.
Fabric: Assorted stash fabrics, Heather Ross, Alison Glass,
Carolyn Friedlander, Joel Dewberry, Bonnie and Camille, among others…
Quilting: Shell pattern with white Aurifil
Size: approximately 40” x 40”
Finished: March 2015
Lovely quilt and post! Since this is on the web, perhaps she will find it when she is older and your words will fill her heart!
ReplyDeleteWell said. I have a new granddaughter, and this resonated with me!
ReplyDeleteAh, so whimsical and fresh and fun! Hope Mom prints this out to give to Gwendolyn one day!
ReplyDeleteA lovely letter to accompany a lovely quilt. :) I love the quilting and your paper piecing is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting and wonderful quilt. And what a thoughtful letter to go with it. I really like your quilting design.
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing. This quilt is amazing. This letter is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe cheesiness doesn't bug me, but you totally made me cry! I love the Star Wars fabric and the fact that it's right next to the unicorns. It's perfect. Also, we're trying to buy a house right now, and my goodness it's rough. Kudo's to you for being in the next step!
ReplyDelete~Brandy