Quilting Memories

When an employee of my husband's got married, they had all the guests express their sentiments on a small card, and place it in a vase. When I asked Bonnie what she had done with all the cards, she said they were in a box. Perhaps, unread, I thought to myself. That seemed sad somehow, all those well wishes locked away like old photographs. For Megan and Andy's reception I am going to provide squares of fabric, and ask the guests to sign them. From the squares I will make a quilt to give to my son and daughter-in-law. I hope that when they are sad, which we all are at times, or when things get hard, which life certainly will, they can wrap themselves in the comfort of this quilt and remember the vows spoken "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health..." And that as they re-read all of squares of support, they recognize the fabric of love that surrounds them.