A friend of mine was showing me her awesome quilts the other night and it inspired me to get several projects finished that have been lounging in my sewing room / office / book room / disaster area. And then I realized that next week's playgroup letter is Q!!! I don't know if I'll actually use any of these books for playgroup -- they're a little more advanced than 2-3 year olds -- but I love them. A lot.
Especially these two:
Both of these books are BEAUTIFUL! And both have wonderful messages about what really is important -- service, love, and discovering what your own gift is.
Neither of these is at my library and that's a darn shame. I'm sorry I'm not going into more detail but if you can find them, check them out. It will totally be worth it.
The other book that I've enjoyed this week (that I did find at my library) is The Name Quilt.
This is a very sweet story about a girl and her grandmother who has a quilt embroidered with all the names of her family members. Each night when her granddaughter visits, the grandma tells her stories about each of the family members featured on the quilt. Then, there's a hurricane and the quilt is lost. So they start again. I was very touched by this story for it's message about family and survival. Particularly with everything going on now, it really struck a chord.
Even if you don't love quilts -- check them out. You'll love them, I promise.
