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So pleased to let you know that the blanket is now with Mowly’s daughter and family. It really was such a big team effort, made and sent with so much love, Just a few photos, was hampered greatly by the great British weather. Thank you so much everyone. Thinking of Mowly, and all who love and must miss her terribly.
Big thank you to @KnottyAndPistey for organising this and making this together with all the super talented mumsnetters for making these gorgeous squares and those who kindly donated yarn …
Your kindness is very much appreciated. Having a lasting memory for my DS is so comforting and will be much treasured by our family for many years to come x
Thank you so much lovely people. Our original thread is here….
Thank you , my parcel just arrived. It is absolutely beautiful and so personalised.
The blanket has been made with so much thought , it has brought a tear to my eyes….
We knew her time left with us was short, but the news of Bee/BOF’s death was still a terrible shock, we send so much love to her family and her many, many friends who love and will miss her greatly.
Reading everything we have, the thing which really strikes us is how much she was loved. As a significant presence on MN, she was a proper good egg, astute, kind and funny. So many benefitted from her incredible sense, passion and support. She ALWAYS knew what to say it seemed. This was replicated over on Facebook, for those in her amazing reading group, and of course to those who counted her as close friends in the real world. She gave of herself so freely. Touching the lives of so many, she was beautiful inside and out. I constantly felt in awe of her. We were lucky and went to her wedding, and this is how we will remember her, this glorious vibrant epic woman in absolute love. We just wish we’d known her better and for longer. Those who did, you were truly blessed.
However we knew her, we were the lucky ones
Our original crafting thread is here
We made four blankets, so that each of her direct family could have a Woolly Hug with them and know how much we loved her. So for her husband Lee, her two beautiful adult daughters and her mum. Thank you everyone, it was a big challenge, but one achieved easily in the end. We’d chosen our colour theme to match her wedding and hope this worked well. The core of each blanket was the same as folk made four matching squares to cover across the set.
Lee was seriously emotional and grateful to receive them, bless him, they will all miss her terribly. Huge love to him and all missing her wherever they are xx
I have just opened the blanket with the children. We love it! It’s so beautiful and soft and we loved spotting the different things that remind us of S, who we miss so very much.
We have decided it will live on our little sofa in the kitchen as he spent most of his time in the kitchen – he was chief cook and also worked at home in there, plus he would sit and listen to his vast music collection. I still struggle to listen to music as he loved it so much. As I sit there I will think of him.
Many many thanks to everyone for their contributions and to you for organising such a lovely gift.
I hope you have a lovely Christmas. x
I can’t thank you all enough for this lovely gift and tribute to Charlie, it means so much. And how wonderful you all are for spreading love and kindness in this way.
Thank you so much everyone, our original thread is here….
We received the blanket this morning. Many many tears shed but omg what an absolutely beautiful blanket my husband and I will treasure it for the rest of our lives. I honestly do not have the words. Thank you from the bottom of my heart xxx
Our original thread is here… Thank you so much again everyone xxx
