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Because You Matter: Boy #1

I promised the social worker three quilts for three little boys, and the first one is finished!

006She asked for small quilts (blankie-sized), so this one will meet the bill at 24 x 36″. Perfect for a toddler or pre-schooler!

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It’s a foundation-pieced string quilt done in 6.5″ squares. I used a white strip in the center of each square, and then picked out the brightest scraps I could find out of the scrap bin.

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I hand-tied it with bright red yarn.

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And of course, it goes out with Sampson’s nod of approval.

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I remember

…your shout of glee, your sagging training pants and orange striped socks, joyful toddler leaping to daddy’s arms, flying across the open expanse between coffee table and couch without fear, without thought to falling, landing against daddy’s chest to bounce off and do it again and again and again, neither of you tiring until the last leap, ending in the inevitable knock on daddy’s head with tight fist, ‘body home? ‘body home? squealing with laughter as daddy knocked back “anybody home?” and then you lean in, slumping into daddy as he breaths in a slow breath of sweet toddler sweat as you rise and fall against the beating of his heart.