Not just a sweater…

You know how much I enjoy working with wool felt.  Friends are always giving me old wool coats and blazers to cut up, so when Linda from my Hand Quilting group brought me  a wool sweater that she couldn’t use I wasn’t surprised.  When she told me the story behind the sweater I was touched. 

Linda’s mom had been knitting this sweater when she passed away…this was her final project.  Linda was too upset to deal with the incomplete sweater so she stuffed it into a bag and put it into the closet.  Well the other day she stumbled over the bag and to her dismay the half finished sweater had been attacked by moths….several little holes dotted her mother’s lovely work!

She took it to a knitting shop and was told no one could salvage it…so I enter the story.  Linda was offering the sweater to me for one of my felting projects.  Driving home that day I realized that there was NO WAY I could cut up Linda’s Mothers last project…I needed to think of a way to turned it into something that Linda could cherish.

So what do you think?  I washed it and put it into the dryer, mended the holes and then sewed little different sized vintage buttons on to hide the mending. It wasn’t a great job but I don’t think Linda minded.

Linda was thrilled…we got a few tears in our eyes during the exchange.  There is  nothing like hugging a pillow when you’re missing someone…and although it’s not the real thing, if you close your eyes it’s pretty darn close!

So if you can, give your mom a hug today or share a phone call….and don’t forget to tell her how much you love her!

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Quilting!