Hugs for Rebecca {Group Quilt}

{All photos used with permission from Buttons and Butterflies. You should definitely read her blog post about this quilt.}

 

I'm part of an awesome little facebook quilting group. What started as a group to talk about quilting, and seek quilting related advice has turned into the gathering place of a group of real friends. We are spread out all over the world, but in the group it feels like we are right around the corner from one another.

A few months ago one of our dear friends lost her husband. While we could not fully comprehend her pain, we all hurt with her, and so we did what quilter's do - we made a quilt. We stalked her pin boards for the perfect color palette, we even came across the perfect quilt block, and we got to work.

24 of us made blocks, another friend helped out in other special ways. Everyone sent their blocks to me, and I pieced the top, then I sent it on to Heidi for quilting. (Go see her post for more photos, the quilting is fantastic!)

There was so much love, it spilt over to the backing.

The quilt finished at 72" x 84".

Rebecca received it yesterday, and while it is just a quilt, I hope that she will know that she is loved and that we will always be there for her.