A Special Gift

Since we decided to adopt I’ve been thinking what I would give our birth mother as a thank you gift when we left the hospital.

Honestly, “thank you” sounds so very small to what we’re really trying to say.  I mean how do you show your gratitude for someone giving you the most wonderful gift of your life?

Words fail me.

But I knew what gift I wanted to make.  A quilt.  One that with each square I cut and with each line I sewed, I prayed.  I gave thanksgiving to God for putting this women…and our son…into our lives.  How blessed are we?!

Words fail me.

I asked her what her favorite color was a couple of months ago and she told me purple.  She said that she used to be embarrassed to say that because purple is such a “little girl” color, but that it has always been her favorite.

So I made her a purple quilt.  I went to my favorite fabric store and got all their purple fabrics {…all 14 of them, uh-huh!} and stood there for an hour picking out the ones that went best together.  I added in a some green and a tiny bit of yellow.  I sewed a “disappearing nine patch” block {here’s a tutorial to one}.

And after I had the top sewed together I took it and had it professionally quilted because I wanted it to be perfect.

And I wanted hearts {which my machine and my level of quilting is definitely not up to quilting hearts yet}…hearts that were connected. Because for the rest of my life my heart will be forever connected to this woman and to our child.

On the back I did a bright purple print that wouldn’t show dirt if she and her family choose to have picnics on top of the blanket.

And I made a patch in the top right-hand corner hand-embroidered with the simple words, ‘To ________, With Love’ because y’all…

Words fail me.

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