Ever since Nicolai started using crutches (at 5 years of age), Jeanine has been saving the right pant legs that were removed when tailoring trousers for his body.  She did so with the idea of one day making a quilt from them.  Time for the project never seemed to materialize. Finally, she found and worked with a quilt maker who completed the design and fabrication.  This afternoon we presented the finished work to Nico with the understanding that we would gift it to him when he graduates from college.

The act of cutting all those pant legs off was never easy for us; a stark manifestation of loss.  The quilt represents just the opposite;  a reminder of the beauty and warmth that we feel when we admire our amazing son.