I try to be a young grandma who wants the kids to have fun when they visit my house even allowing (oh, no!) things not always allowed at their homes. Each Christmas, I spend a ton of money on toys, but it is the new pillows with grandma-made pillowcases and the resulting pillow fights that the kids like best. Last Christmas, grandson Tommy at almost 2 years old was outgrowing his crib, so he got a quilt for his big-boy bed. It was his favorite Christmas present. How did I know? He spent the rest of the day jumping up and down on his new quilt laughing and screaming, "Jump on bed. Jump on bed."
For Christmas of 2005 our grandchildren Jordanne and Jacob, then 5 & 6, learned ALL the words to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" so I figured that I needed to make a quilt to commemorate it.
We usually take our annual family Christmas photo in front of the fireplace, but for 2006 we took it in front of the brand new quilt, and we have some great videos of the children singing the song while pointing to the blocks. What a great memory for Gram!
Because both of the children suffer from Crohn's Disease, and Jordanne has been on a feeding tube for the last 14 months, we really treasure the times when they feel good.
You have time to get a Christmas quilt made for the coming holiday!
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