I recently read on Rachel's blog about a very special little boy called Rex. He had been diagnosed with SMA, which you can read about here. I followed the link from Rachel's blog over to Team Rexy, which is written by Rex's Mum Charlotte. It is a very moving blog, detailing life with Rex ........ there are lows, but there are also highs, such as his recent first taste of chocolate! Through Rachel, I got in touch with Charlotte, and offered to make a quilt for Rex. After an exchange of emails, we decided on a tractor quilt.
This morning, I took the quilt through to the back lounge to take photos ........ and that's when the fun began!! The first photo wasn't a problem
but then there was a great commotion, as the Gnome Brothers charged across the room, and said that they wanted the quilt ....... the littlest brother is always lagging behind
the boys were returned to their own chair, and giving a stern talking to
but when I turned round to take another photo, the Gnome Sisters were tucked up under the quilt - well, they said, it is our chair!
the quilt was removed, and the girls were reminded that they have their own quilt on the back of the chair
suddenly there was a great roaring noise, and CheekySockMonkey came speeding through the door on JDtheTractor
they declared the front of the quilt to be totally unacceptable, as only green tractors should be allowed, so they demanded that the quilt be turned over
then they had to have a stern talking-to, as they wanted to play in the mud with the pigs!
there was a slight flaw to their plan to steal the quilt ....... the daft things couldn't see where they were going!
the silly pair were returned to their lookout post on the coffee table, where they keep watch for the neighbours' horrid cats trying to sneak into the front garden
with order restored, I put the quilt through on the bed in the guest bedroom. But then, there was a lot of giggling and commotion ....... and there, under the quilt, were Miss Jemima Ragdoll, Winnie the Pooh, Katy Koala and her baby and Percy the Pink Pig!!
after the fun, a serious moment. Should you wish to help families of children with SMA, you can make a donation here.
I have told you before about Harry, Margaret's grandson (you can read about Harry and his amazing achievements here). Harry is fund-raising again - you can visit his page here.