Comments on: love it!

by: Mama Urchin

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:15:04 +0000

I bet it was a wonderful feeling putting that quilt around her. I’m so glad your daughter knew how to respond.

by: hillary

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:19:17 +0000

love the quilt! love the brown bias tape and it looks so cozy.

I haven’t started all this with oscar yet. I really need to. you must be so proud of your daughter. great job to both her and you!

by: angelique

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:08:58 +0000

Great job on the quilt!

I just had my first conversation with my daughter about talking to strangers. She’s only 3, so it was hard walking a line between caution and frightening her, but I hope she will be as smart about it as your daughter. Aren’t you proud of her and her friend?

by: molly

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:55:44 +0000

the quilt looks fabulous!~ I love the red polka dot fabric. is it vintage? I can only imagine how it feels to put that quilt down on your daughter’s bed. lovely.

I think I could drive myself crazy thinking of potential scary situations for my children. It is so hard to balance their innocence with a healthy dose of caution (fear?). So glad your the girls handled this so well. I was approached by a man when I was little offering to give me a ride to school after he had come by my house for several days in a row. And I waited for the bus at the end of our long farm driveway. It really scared me for a long time. I hope the girls feel some peace about the situation…

happy weekend.
xo.

by: Sarah

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:37:51 +0000

A friend linked me to your blog, and I just wanted to say that I love your quilt! I recently completed the same one, and I’m already excited to do another!

http://naptimemusings.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-finished-emmas-quilt-i-think-it.html#comments

by: Kristina

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:30:24 +0000

Lovely quilt! What an amzing job. I never quite feel like getting into such a huge project - it’s a bit scary, I think ;o)
For your girl: Well done! Great girls.
We’ve had this talk with Calvin already - a few years back, when he started playing out in our garden alone. It IS fenced, but you never know. He’s the type of person who will never talk to strangers - up to the point, where he won’t say “hi” to kids from school! ( He’s better at that now) - and I’ve told him it’s ok to ignore strangers and just walk away.
Lupina, on the other hand, will probably be a bit more difficult, but luckily she’s only 3 now and mostly with her Mommy ;o)

by: claire

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:26:19 +0000

That is really scary. Thanks goodness they were smart enough to tell someone what happened.

by: Nikki

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:00:45 +0000

That is so scary. There is a 9 y.o.little girl still missing in Quebec (more than 2 weeks, I think). She was last seen looking for a black dog, but she doesn’t have a dog. After her disappearance, other little girls reported that a man in the area asked them to help him find his dog. I will definitely talk to my gregarious 8 y.o. about such things. Thanks to your daughter and her friend for demonstrating the appropriate response.

by: Lisa K.

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:46:55 +0000

Your quilt is beautiful! Looks like an antique already with those soft colors and fabrics.

Re: your daught + her friend. Great thinking on their part. Little girls don’t drive, so he shouldn’t have asked them anyway. I’m so glad they had the presence of mind to remove themselves from the situation! You’re completely right about how we can become too complacent out here in the burbs (I live in DuPage Co., pretty near you)

Thanks for the nice thank you note: I got it yesterday! I enjoyed participating. Your card was an excellent reminder that I still have to send your little ball doll birdie. I have the perfect red and aqua material picked out just for YOU!