H2H -Hometown Hero plus 1- To be a star
pattern by Tony Jacobson
Quilted by my friend Steph Jacobson
I really wanted to give a quilt to a 'Hometown Hero' as part of Sarah's quilt drive for Hands to Help 2021 (@ confessions of a fabric addict) I made a baby quilt for Little Lambs which you can see HERE. My mission now was to figure out how to find a hero for this quilt.
Before Covid in my lqg I was assigned a quilt partner, sort of a mentor/mentee kind of thing. I knew my partner worked at a local hospital and so I reached out to her to see if she knew someone on staff that needed a little love and comfort, not to mention a pat on the back for tireless work well done! Well she thought of someone right away.
My lovely quilt partner Jean on the L and our honoree on the right, Nina Redl the hospital chaplain. Nina worked throughout covid last year going from patient to patient attending to their families and coordinating resources for communication on ipads or whatever was needed. While many heroes during last year work on their own unit only, Nina worked them all.
I found a quote by Napoleon Hill that I thought was perfect for the back label.
"To be a star you must
shine your own light,
follow your own path and
don't worry about the darkness
for that is when the stars
shine brightest."
Jean invited some of the nurses to be in on surprise and they agreed it felt great to honor this woman for her works.
I did not forget about Jean, as she too is a hero working through the pandemic. Since we were quilting partners I know she was practicing to free motion quilt so I gave her a quilted notebook for her to practice in.
This was such a great project to participate in. I want to thank Sarah from Confessions of a Fabric Addict for her coordination of this quilt drive every year. Another hero if you ask me!
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