Quilt #118 was presented to Kim Reiman. Kim has been such an important part of our bookclub for many years. She has had numerous tough situations but one thing about Kim, she bears her burdens with a smile. She is always upbeat.
In addition, she has become the memory for our group. She remembers what we've read, the plot and often quotes from the book. We love that about her. This is why we thought she would enjoy our first bookcase quilt,
I asked Kim if she wanted to write something for this post, she produced the following beautiful words:
When I was a little girl, we did not have much, but I had the whole world at my fingertips via the county library. I was the eldest of 5 children, and my mother was often ill, so caring for the house would fall to me and my sisters. I taught myself to clean with one hand while holding a book in the other one. To this day, I have pretty darn good peripheral vision and a knack for multi-tasking as a result
Sharing my love of books with my Book Club as a adult has been so wonderful. In 2009, ,my husband lost his job as a corporate architect in all of the downsizing in the industry at the time. I had a job that always had overtime, so as the breadwinner, I worked constantly. I never missed Book Club, however, and it was my salvation. My Book Club friends would talk about their trips and extracurricular activities and I would have a vicarious thrill listening to them. I know that at the time they did not realize that Book Club was pretty much IT for me.
The years have passed, and while I am still doing a fair amount of overtime, my grown children has seen to it that I have trips and wonderful experiences.
This precious quilt means so much to me, as books are still a huge part of my life. I generally read or listen to between 70-100 per year.
Words fail when I try to explain what my Book Club friends mean to me. I love them so!
Kimmy, we feel the same about you. There is so much love for our dear friends in these stitches...
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