Wrapped in Love
As part of their grief counseling, it was suggested that each of her young daughters pick out a few items of her clothing to have made into blankets to snuggle with. I was given the honor--truly, I'm honored--to make the blankets. My brother-in-law gave me the shirts a few weeks ago but I was too nervous to make the first cut until this week.
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I think they turned out very sweet. All the materials are a tight knit and won't fray so I didn't bother to back or hem it; leaving each shirt at its full cozy softness. I tried to keep necklines and any other identifying details as much as I could. There's something deeply moving about running a finger along the buttons or neckline; so much more than just seeing a series of small squares and remembering a shirt once upon a time that used that fabric.
After stitching each seam I pressed the seam to one side, top-stitched it close to the edge, and trimmed the edge for a relatively polished looking back, but it's still not as pretty as the front.
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The green shirt had a collar on it that was trimmed with a delicate crocheted edge so I cut off each end of that into a triangle and gathered them into a leaf.
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Desperate, I grabbed one of the extra sleeves that were too small to make a square from and cut a heart-patch. I lined up the stripes to make it less obvious but let it overlap into the adjacent square to make it somewhat easy to find, too. I thought it turned out beautifully. And, of course, then I added one to the other blanket so both sisters could have a little extra love in their blanket. It gave it the little something extra it needed; thanks Debi.
6 Comments:
These are absolutely beautiful, Julie. What a lovely thing to do for your nieces. The heart patch made me tear up.
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Gillian, at 7:35 PM
I really love those.
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Barbara, at 7:52 PM
Beautiful. Surely those girls will treasure their blankets for the rest of their lives. What a thoughtful, loving gift!!
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briana, at 8:58 PM
What a wonderful thing you did. It is something that will treasured for a long time. It means a lot to the whole family. thank you, Julie
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JLJM4, at 5:56 PM
I lost my mom when I was 27 and I would have absolutely LOVED for something special like this from her clothes. Her daughters will treasure those blankets forever.
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Mrs Marcos, at 10:36 PM
I love the heart pieces. The perfect touch. Well done, Julie. Very well done.
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Jill, at 10:08 PM
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