Remember When. . . we honored Anne?

1977, CCHS Swim Team, Anne 1st row far right

CCHS Track & Field State Champs Anne back row, 3rd from left

When my niece Kate asked if she could hire me to make a t-shirt quilt for Anne, my answer, of course, was, "No, but we could make one together!"
​Anne:  

• was my high school swim coach;
  
• was my Lebanon nephews' and niece's teacher and track coach;
  
• is my sister, Lee's, good friend;
  
• is like a second mom to Kate.

Design

found on Pinterest "T-shirt quilt by Quiltmama"

• Kate chose this quilt as our inspiration, a great choice because it allowed us to use over 30 shirts. 
• She also selected the perfect fabrics that would speak to Anne's love of purple.

• Five of us, (Kate, her husband/my nephew Jed, Mom/GMa, Lee, and I) laid out the design, and Kate marked the position of each one. 
  

Construction

• Kate, Jed, their nieces Addy, Kaley, and I applied stabilizer and sewed the shirts together. This was the girls' first time using a sewing machine. They loved it, despite announcing how much they hated to sew when we started. WIN! 
  
• Once the shirts were together, I cut them into the rays and added a 2" strip boarder to each. 
• Next, I drafted a pattern to fill the space between each ray.

• We were in quarantine by the time we could sew the spacers between the rays. Luckily, Murry is always willing to lend a paw.

Delivery

How do you deliver a quilt in the middle of a global pandemic with proper social distancing? Kate in a dino suit, of course!

The finished quilt turned out great.  Anne said, "It made my year!"

Teachers/coaches give so much to so many, often never knowing the impact they have made. Many of my high school memories include Anne, and I know that she has given herself the same way to thousands of other students. Anne has been a constant in Kate's life and helped her grow into the remarkable woman she is. It feels terrific to work as a family to give a little back to her. Now she can wrap up in all those memories with the ones she loves most.​

​Have a person in your life you would like to honor? Contact me so we can get started.

Ect. . .

I wanted to share this story to help people know how remarkable Anne is. 

This past year I saw Anne at a service for her husband. At the meal afterward, she came and asked me to sing "your team song that you wrote." At first, I had no idea what she was talking about. Then I remembered that before each swim meet, our whole team would line up and sing a revised version of "The Minute You Walked in the Joint" complete with dance moves! That was 44 years ago and umpteen students, and she remembered it!! Amazing.