I made this quilt back in April for a little sweetie named Nyah.
She’s my cousin’s best friend’s daughter (you follow that?)
In February of this year, shortly after her fourth birthday, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. She’s 2 weeks older than my goobers.
When I heard the news and asked my cousin how she was doing, she told me about the treatments, and the hospital stays, and how she was losing weight, feeling sick and cold all the time.
I couldn’t do much for the feeling sick, or the hospital, or the treatments–but I sure do know how to help someone who is cold.
Nyah loves being outside, and loves, love, LOVES rainbows. So naturally, a rainbow quilt was in order.
I started with a layer cake of Me and My Sister Designs spring collection Twirl for Moda, and no plan at all. I just started working. (It only took half the squares!)
I felt like the quilt needed her name on it somewhere. I remember as a little kid, anything with my name on it was just that much more special.
I wanted it to be soft, and snuggly, and as gentle as it could possibly be, so I found some coordinating chenille backing, and rounded the corners of the quilt.
I quilted it in an allover wave with a pretty light yellow thread. Kinda reminds me of those egg crate foam mattresses. Remember those?
I got news just recently that her treatments have done their job for now. Her counts are good, and her prognosis is positive.
There’s still quite a way to go for her, but thank heaven for miracles–and soft snuggly quilts that remind a little tiny girl that she’s loved by people she’s never even met.
xoxo
April
PS I was thinking of making another of these…anyone interested in a tutorial?
