I finished edging E’s coverlet and stitched a tracing of my hand into one corner. There was still some embellishing to do, but I decided to take the coverlet to Meg’s the other day so I could trace E’s hand over mine …

I also brought some variegated floss in pink, green, and yellow so E could choose her favorite (pink won), and stitched her hand print while the Super Bowl played in the background.

Then E tried it on for a size …

at which point it became “my blanket.” And it was perfectly clear that it wasn’t going home with me to be embellished. It was going to bed with Ellis …

which was the whole idea after all.

So I’ll just bring needle and thread with me when we visit and slowly add the moons and stars I had envisioned, along with my name and the date, and then take some more pictures. All in good time.

Meantime, sleep well sweet E.