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I just had a fantastic idea, which turned into another fantastic idea.
Ok so I was thinking of making a blanket out of jeans with little pockets on top and what not and the undr side being flannell,
Then I remembered how I had saved Rains baby clothes and cut the newborn ones up for a quilt and was waititng on a couple years worth of clothes to sew them together. I think they burned int he fire, if they were magically saved beforehand I will eb amazed, and I really wish I knew if her blessings dress had been svaed or if I stored it at my parents(I don't think so)
So anyways I was thinking all is NOT lost int he idea. With the baby clothes they were veyr small and it seemed only a reminder ot me and not 100% something Iw anted to do.
So I was thinkng this summer she will visit and Iw ant to buy her all new clothes (instructions to dad send only two sets. Me and her can go to the bins slaes clearance for the first stuffs. Anyways So then at the end of the summer instead of sending these clothes home with her I can makeher a quilt and a documentation of her first visit to live with her mom in Oregon (not like staying in a hotel with grandma saying I want to go to moms house and there being no house)
Anyways so that's my idea and some extra ideas are like getting patches from places we visit. Trinkets that can be sewn on or put into pockets. Little reminders etched in stich. Words of wisdom from what you leanred as a three year old (love and education start young) I could get pictures printed onto fabric or I could get her a locket and put it in a pocket.
Make the quilt neverneding where each year we can add more to the edge making it bigger as she grows.
One thing I want is for my daughter to NEVER have a illusion that I am not thinking of her or caring about her. She knows mebetter then anyone can because she spent so long by MY side being MY caretaker and me being hers.
I just want her to know I love her and I am doing whats best for the both of us but that doesn't mean I am not mom and I am not here to guide her through life. She didn't lose my place in her heart.
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