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My grandmother's side of the family had their family reunion this past weekend. My mother, a few years ago, made a family quilt with our crest on it, and people came up and put their names on the quilt along with the years they'd attended the reunion. In the center of the quilt framing the crest are the names of the family members six generations ago that started the reunion.
The Cousins (there are seven of us of college age that are really tight) stood in front of the quilt for a while and appreciated our history. This stemmed from all that.
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Sami
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Nice idea, very nicely done... thanks for sharing it  Btw, I love your sig file! PJ
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Hi, Beautiful story.  MAF 
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Really nice! Martha has always been one of my favorite characters, and seeing her memory honored in such a beautiful way brought a tear to my eye. Nicely done!
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Btw, I love your sig file! I found that in a book called Pocket Muse: Ideas and Inspirations for Writing by Monica Wood. It sits on my desk, and is full of...well...ideas and tidbits to provide inspiration. I figure it's appropriate since when Lois gets mad, she doesn't listen to anyone.
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Very sweet little story. I absolutely loved it. Great job!
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Samik A lovely story!  Tricia 
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What a beautiful, sweet little vignette, Samik. Elegantly put together; rich in detail and characterisation, and with a wonderful atmosphere of warmth and love. Well done! LabRat
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Brought a tear to my eye. I have family quilts like that that have been brought over from Holland. That and I have helped make a few more for each child of a friend of mine. Its a nice idea to save some of the clothes that your child grows up in, like favorites and milestone outfits. I have the bag for my son's still building. The outfit I brought him home in from the hospital at the bottom along with a receiving blanket that he gnawed on for forever while he teethed.
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A sweet story and a great concept. I too have a quilt of my own. My mother made it for me when I was an infant. The squares are made out of her maternity clothes and one of my father's army uniforms.
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Very sweet story. It's so sad that Martha died  . I don't have any sort of family quilt -- because my family isn't very crafty and certainly no one knows how to sew . . . but even though I can't really identify with it, the story was very moving . - Alicia
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My G gave me mine when I started college three years ago. She's got 13 grandkids and gives everyone the same thing. So from my mom's parents, we all get a quilt and a dorm refrigerator. It's partly so no one feels like they're less than anyone else, but it's also so we have a physical reminder of where we came from. What's even better is that my G and granddad look like ewoks. 
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beautiful, nicely done
merry
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