Busy Becky

Happy weekend quilters! I've been busy tackling the donated tops here at headquarters. For some reason I seem to always get a bee in my bonnet this time of year. 

All of the tops in this post were donated by Becky M. during last year's H2H drive and quilted by me. You can see some of her other quilts by following this link and scrolling down. 

I am in the midst of a 3-week stent working in the hospital (normally I only work 2 weeks in a row) so I am more tired than usual.  It is also the end of the semester for our nursing students and they are enjoying clinical time in the hospital.

This is a fun part of the semester, as they get to apply everything they have learned to real life situations and start to get comfortable in a clinical setting for the first time.  

I am protective of my students (my own first level experience was traumatizing) and I've been fortunate the past 2 semesters to be on a unit full of nurses, techs, PT and OT folks, dieticians, and many more who embrace the students and are eager to help them learn.  

Last week the orthopedic device specialist set up a little lecture for them about different kinds of traction, splints, casts, and braces.  One of the students got an arm cast put on and removed and it was the highlight of her week!

In many ways my goal with the students is not very different from the goal of CiL.  The presence of certain people and small things can change the perception of an experience completely.  A memory can be tender or harsh, sour or sweet, depending on who was around and how you were treated at the time. 

These quilts will help, hopefully, to soften and warm the memory of losing a loved one.

Fudge-a-roo

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 900 so far! During March/April we are supporting the Hands2Help Challenge instead of our normal block drive.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved. 

Linking to  Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Finished or Not Friday