The 783 piece Tumbler

Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!

Go with your heart, Rhoda.
Flaws, if any, will not matter a jot - seen or unseen.
If you want to give your treasured quilt to the young man, do.
(You can always use something else for your knees; and you can look us
up here to remind you of us).

On the other hand, you could make a much smaller quilt, specially for
your young man. This, is, of course, adding another branch to the
decision-making process! Sorry!
..
In message , R. E. Wicker
writes
Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

On Mon, 19 May 2008 04:13:49 -0500, R. E. Wicker
wrote:

Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!

Go with your heart. We can send you more fabric. Are you in the
directory?


Yours,

-- Jo in Scotland

Go with your heart. I know that some Vets and they appreciate that someone
has taken the time to make them a quilt. He will not see any flaws in it.

--
Jane http//windigothreads.shutterfly.com

"R. E. Wicker" wrote in message
...
Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!

Sounds to me like you want to do it :-) He'll be so happy and honored that
you appreciate him, he won't see flaws. And maybe you'll get the Tumbler
finished before it gets really cold.
Roberta in D

"R. E. Wicker" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!

Thanks you for your comments. I am putting this decision on "hold"
for the time being and make sure the avenue for this gesture is
perfectly clear.

Rhoda
http://home.att.net/~rewicker/quilts


On Mon, 19 May 2008 04:13:49 -0500, R. E. Wicker
wrote:

Tumbler Quilt! I am on my last one hundred and will be laying out the
top two rows and bottom two rows to start and bring some unity to this
Scrappy Tumbler Quilt. I am in the state of JOY on this Memorial
Week. As a overseas Navy Veteran of WWII, I am thankful for many
things including longevity. I am tempted to give my treasured Red
Star quilt to a two term veteran of the Iraq war and thought I'd talk
it over with you good folks first. He is 28 and is a PT in the
cardiac rehab where I go three times a week. (He is handsome) He and
his 29 year old wife ran in the Marathon on Saturday, they just moved
in to their first brand new home....and well, I thought I would like
to honor he...but you know the quilt is not without it's
flaws...easily seen by any quilter....well, I'm not sure...I kept
thinking I wanted to warm my knees this winter and think of all of
you. On the FENCE. Help!!!