Quilt to help aid 'Run for the Fallen'
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| Instead of keeping the quilt her Grandma made her for the comfort of her own family, Jessica Tingley asked if it could be used to comfort others. |
Instead of keeping grandma's quilt, Jessica asked Trudy if it would be okay to give that quilt to a higher cause dear to both their hearts, "Run for the Fallen Idaho," and grandma thought that a fine idea.
Trudy's quilt, painstakingly made by hand for Jessica, is being auctioned on eBay, and 11 people have placed bids so far. With a little over four days and 14 hours left, the price offered thus far is a paltry $200.
ALL proceed from the sale of this quilt will help in coordinating the 40+ mile relay run, taking place in Bonners Ferry August 20, a mile for each soldier, sailor, airman or Marine with ties to Idaho to have died in the nation's most recent wars in service to their country. While most of our local events honor the dead, "Run for the Fallen" honors and brings together the living ... those who have to go on without someone dear to them; father, mother, sister, brother, friend.
Trudy didn't give away her granddaughter's quilt. She gave her quilt to a granddaughter intent on giving all she has to ensure that those who've lost loved ones in war gain comfort in knowing that they're not alone. To recognize that the price of war isn't measured only in lives lost, but in lives that go on.
"She (my grandmother) is teaching me to quilt, so the next one will be mine!" Jessica said. "But I'm already ashamed of it when I compare it to hers! I have to remind myself that she's been quilting for 15 years, and me only two weeks!"
Trudy's gift to her grand-daughter is now a gift to all; the Fallen, and those of their families and friends who love and miss them.
You can find Jessica's quilt, so beautifully and painstakingly sewn, on eBay by clicking here. Bid high.
Jessica loved that quilt and is grateful for the love Trudy placed in every stitch.
"You are bidding on a handmade patchwork style quilt," the eBay listing reads. "This lovely Queen sized quilt is approximately 80 inches long and 82 inches wide. The pattern has dark green squares surrounding larger light green squares with purple flowers, and the quilt is bordered with a lilac colored flower border. The backing of the quilt is done with white fabric and coordinating purple flowers."
Jessica didn't say that it was the quilt meant to comfort her.
Jessica and her family could have kept the quilt and snuggled in it on our cold, cold mornings, and none would have reason to argue.
With what she's learning from Grandma Trudy, Jessica could even make, in time, her own family quilt by her own hand.
That's not going to happen just now.
Her first quilt, she said, like the one her grandmother gave her, is going to benefit "Run for the Fallen," spreading comfort to those who loved and lost in service to our country.
If you don't need a quilt, but would like to know how you can help, Click here.