Quilt #9 Amy Little

Amy Little with Barbara Holt's beautiful quilt.  Upon receiving that quilt,
she told Barbara that blue was her favorite color.

Quilt #9 was presented to Amy Little by my dear friend Barbara Holt. It is the third quilt donated by a volunteer.  Barbara said she has a no photo clause in her contract so I will honor that fact that she is not pictured. Just know that she is one of the most amazing and thoughtful people on this planet.

Here is the story of the Little Family in Barbara's words:

In the early summer of 2014 the Matt Little Family moved to Utah from Illinois. Lucky for us, they chose to build a home in our neighborhood in Saratoga Springs. Our children were in marching band together and we were in the same ward (congregation). We immediately loved this dear family and my husband, Ken was assigned to be their home teacher, so we got to visit with them every month. (They were living with Amy’s parents in Draper while their home was being built, so they would stop by our home and chat after church.)

At the beginning of September Matt wasn’t feeling well and went to the doctor and got the horrible news that he had leukemia . He was admitted to the Huntsman Cancer Institute that day and began chemotherapy. His official diagnosis was Acute B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Matt and his sweet wife Amy and their four daughters, Brittany, Olivia, Jessica and Megan fought with everything they had for the next 16 months. He never gave up and went through every procedure and chemo round like a

Matt before chemo

champ. The day after Matt was admitted to Huntsman, his oldest daughter Brittany received her mission call. She opened it at the hospital. She was called to serve in the same country Matt had served in many years before: Argentina. (different missions). They were both so excited and she was scheduled to leave on January 14. As time went on, Brittany realized her family needed her here to help with her younger sisters and be a support to her family while her parents were dealing with doctors, procedures, and side effects. She asked to postpone her mission. Matt had a bone marrow transplant in March and everyone thought he was going to beat this awful disease and Brittany resubmitted her mission papers, but within a few weeks had to recall them, as the cancer had returned. In December the doctors told Amy and Matt there was nothing more they could do. Brittany submitted her mission papers for the

third time and was hoping she would be assigned to the same place she was originally assigned. Everyone was so excited when she was called, again! to serve to in the Argentina Neuquen Mission.

She was to report to the MTC at the end of January. Matt was determined to speak her farewell on January 24 th . Prayers were heard and answered and great faith was exercised and he was able to give a wonderful talk and share his testimony at that meeting. It was such a wonderful experience and such a blessing to all who were able to be there. Matt passed away just 2 weeks later, on February 7, 2016.

Amy Little has been an unwavering example of faith and courage to all who know her over the past 2 years. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever had the privilege of being friends with. I love her and her family so much and when Stacey asked me to participate in the Duncan Project, I knew right off I wanted to make a quilt for Amy to commemorate her first 6 months without her dear and wonderful husband. I am honored to be able to remember little Duncan, to offer my love and support for Stacey,and to hopefully give a small measure of comfort to my dear friend Amy Little in remembrance of Duncan and our friend Matt.

I hope the Little family feels the "love in the stitches" and will find comfort from both sides of the veil.