Mother In Law Personalized Gift

Sweet personalized message for this special new relative. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Mother In Law Personalized Gift

In the midst of wedding planning, a groom called to see if I could help him make a very special personalized gift.

For his bride, i asked.

No, he said. For the bride’s mother.

The handmade lap quilt he chose was a personal favorite, one with a bluebird theme. We have several bluebird-themed custom handmade quilts - bluebirds stand for happiness, I told him. He liked that. His mother-in-law brought him much happiness in the form of the bride.

This marriage, i thought, has a good chance of success.

I was trying to imagine what this family looked like as I sewed our label onto the back of the custom lap quilt. it is the last step before gift-wrapping to ship our custom quilts, a wonderful step for me. I know the custom quilt is headed to a new life giving warmth and generating smiles.

The last step before shipping, adding a label to the custom handmade quilt. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Once the custom lap quilt was wrapped, I added a quilt care guide and gift tag. It was scheduled to arrive close to the wedding date so I wanted them to have everything in hand to present this.

Each handmade quilt is shipped with a free gift card and care guide. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Over the years, my goal is to hear that the recipient “loved it to tears.” It’s a high mark and one we don’t always reach but I like to think it’s still an admirable goal.

I suspect there was at least a tear when this custom quilt was opened, and a new family started.

Charlotte