The Greatest Gift

Our bestest friends, yes, our "commune" friends who aren't really a part of an actual commune, of course, though we've talked about how nice it would be to at least all live in the same town again... sent Sunflower the SWEETEST gift this week! 

Each of the eight families chose fabric that "spoke Africa" to them, had the children of the family decorate it, and wrote an Ethiopian proverb on it.  They were then all sown together in a quilt, and it's gorgeous!  By the way, THANK YOU, QUEEN!  Your sewing skills have made the commune a much more beautiful place over the years!

From the hand-drawn cross that matches the Ethiopian one in Sunflower's nursery (quite an impressive feat you know if you've ever worked with fabric marker as a medium!), to the Amharic that was written on it, the sweet child drawings, the funny, sentimental, and wise proverbs, and a certain old spiritual hymn's lyrics that are stitched around the edges, it's the perfect gift.  She'll treasure it always!