Last October I saw a notice in the Gairloch & District Times and my memory was jogged. “Project Linus – Patchwork Quilt making for sick/traumatised children” it ran.
I remembered how my sister, Pat, having made a Harry Potter quilt for her Grandson and being a member of a Linus Group, made a second Harry Potter quilt from the scraps of the first quilt and made up the shortfalls by embroidery and appliqué.
The quilt was earmarked for a little boy who
had been born with brain damage, and both he and his older brother loved the stories of Harry Potter. It was shared by the boys, until the time when just one of them was able to take comfort from it after his brother died.
Pat is my twin sister, and I hope you can see from the picture that her work is meticulous.
Other quilts she has made have been exhibited at International Quilt Festivals. I always think of “Perfectionist Pat” when I think of my twin sister (as twins we are chalk and cheese) and I think also of the two brothers who enjoyed her gift.
Pam Morrison
For more information on Project Linus visit www.projectlinusuk.org.uk
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