Hi sweet friend,
Every so often, someone sends me a message that stops me in my tracks—and this week, that someone was a quilter I admire named J Quilter.
Here’s what she wrote:
“Emily, I have to tell you that after many emails & buying several of your sweet fabric items—all of which have inspired me with legacy quilt inspiration—a dear friend who has been a lifelong embroidery genius, has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her husband asked me to start coming weekly to visit, talk, and help keep her engaged.
For over a year now, I’ve ‘showed up’—week after week—and we’ve talked about life and her sewing legacy. Yesterday, she gifted me her Christmas fabric stash and told me how much she wished she had started more of her counted cross stitch. I encouraged her to just do what she could to get one more section done… and give God the glory for each day she could sew.”
Cue the tears.
This is exactly what Quilting your Legacy means to me.
It’s not about perfect seams or finished quilts stacked in closets. It’s about showing up. It’s about using what we’ve saved. It’s about finishing one more section—because today is the someday we were saving it for.
So if you’re holding on to a fabric panel that reminds you of someone you love…
Or maybe you picked one up during a special trip and just didn’t know what to do with it…
Friend, I’ve got the perfect pattern for you:
🎬 Watch it here:
👉 How to Use Just One Panel — Happy Daze Pattern on YouTube
🧵 Grab the $2 Pattern Here:
👉 Happy Daze Digital Pattern – Villa Rosa Designs
It’s beginner-friendly, cheerful, quick—and the perfect way to turn a single panel into something finished and meaningful.
Whatever’s waiting in your stash… let today be the day you start.
With love,
Emily 💛
Quilting your Legacy
P.S. I’ll be thinking of J Quilter’s friend—and all the beautiful souls like her—each time I stitch something from my “someday” pile. If there’s a fabric or panel in your stash with a story behind it, hit reply and tell me. I’d love to hear it.
Help Me Start Something Meaningful
🌐 Website: QuiltingYourLegacy.com or NortonHouseQuilting.com
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📸 Instagram: @QuiltingYourLegacywithEmily
📘 Facebook: Facebook.com/QuiltingYourLegacywithEmily
📧 Email me: [email protected]
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