When I gave him his quilt on his 1st birthday (Thanksgiving Day of 96') he seemed to love it from the start. That quilt was still going to bed with him in 4th grade!
Well, when we moved to Oregon (for the 1st time) in April of 2006 something happened to the blanket. By the time we got to our new home the quilt was no where to be found. I thought that maybe after we settled in we would find it, but after time I realized that we must have lost it.
After I thought through the events of the trip, I think I figured out what happened. The second night that we stayed in a hotel, two out of three of my boys got sick.....the throw-up kind of sick. So I was up during the middle of the night and on into the wee hours of the morning washing blankets in the hotel laundry room. I think out of shear exhaustion I must have forgotten the last load and left it behind. By the time I figured this out it was too late to track it down by calling the hotel.
Devin was sad that his little quilt was gone forever. I think I was the most upset because I have many memories tied to that precious thing. I can't tell you how many times have I laid that over his little body after a long day, so glad that it was finally bed time. Or how many times I heard him ask for his "blue blanket". We would pack it up when he stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's or go spend the night at Aunt Wendy's house. It was an extension of that child of mine.
A few weeks ago, when everyone else was in bed, I search the internet trying to find the same fabric that I used for that quilt. My search was fruitless. At some point I said a little prayer telling God that I would really like to find that fabric.
Here comes the good part! I was leaving JoAnn's Fabric Store today and as I was coming out the door a lady was approaching the entrance. I looked at the fabric that she was carrying in her hand and it looked just like the fabric that I was looking for. I asked her if I could see her fabric and to my amazement she was holding a piece that was from the very same line of fabric! I told her my story of searching for the fabric, secretly hoping that she would be so kind and sell it to me. I did ask to see what was printed on the outer edge, knowing that the design company is usually printed there. It said Frabric Traditions copy write 1995. I went to my car and immediately texted myself the information.
When I got home I did some searching on the computer and found it on ebay!!! I purchased it and am so excited to remake this baby quilt. It won't be the same quilt I know, but it will remind me of the precious memories of my almost 16 year old son when he was so little. The one thing that it will remind me of the most is that God heard my prayer and he gave me this as a very special gift.
Here is the picture of the fabric as seen on the ebay ad:
