Quilting Frenzy

A group of women at church banded together to work on a quilt for a friend, Jonna, facing a serious cancer diagnosis. She just learned her diagnosis, and everyone wanted to do something quickly for her.

I was amazed at the whole process. Someone bought material and cut everything out one Sunday. Then the next day we showed up with six sewing machines, two people manning ironing boards, and another couple working at cutting/trimming stations. In one night, we were able to get most of the top put together! It was amazing. Then the next night we ran into issues with the power out, but they were able to get it assembled so the next day it was finished quickly and taken to someone to do the "quilting" work. When she learned of our cause, she offered to do it without charge. God was really working with us as we pulled together. By Friday we had the finished the quilt and had it delivered to her. We're hoping Jonna will feel the love of her friends and God wrap around her with this quilt.

It was inspiring for so many reasons, and I was just thankful to be part of it. I have minimal sewing abilities/experience, so this project never would have seemed possible to me. Now I'm wishing I could call on everyone to help me finish the quilt my mom had started! It would be nice to do one for happy reasons.