This summer I visited my grandma in Cornwall. She suffers from Parkinson's disease and lives in a care home there. Whilst I was there she was suffering from violent tremors and we were unable to do anything to help her. She was sitting in her chair with a towel over her legs. I decided then and there to make her a lap quilt. Grandma likes to have pretty things around her so I thought a lap quilt may add to her growing number of knick knacks.
I chose to do a simple scrappy quilt using lots of odds and ends that I had and using charm packs that I have received over the years for spending over a certain amount on my favourite fabric website. Fortunately there were a large number of pink and purple fabrics that are grandma's favourite colours. The rest of the fabric was from bits I already had. The only thing that was new was the grey fleece for the backing and ribbon for the binding. Special note to self: buying ribbon for the binding does not make sewing easier! I chose to back in fleece as I thought it may have more friction and stay on if grandma gets the shakes when using it.
It's going in the post tomorrow and will arrive roughly in time for their 60th wedding anniversary - an inspiration for us all!
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