This is a tapestry of personal stories
A huge thank you to all that have shared their fabric and stories for this project. If you would like to submit your own story, we will continue to post them here as this project continues to grow.
What started this project
Read Carole’s Personal Story
Latest Stories
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A Nightmare For Me
My whole pregnancy was a nightmare for me, all because of doctors’ neglect. First I would like to tell you this all happened 45… Read more
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Connected Through the Journey
My journey to motherhood was fairly simple—we decided we were ready, and I soon after got pregnant. We were absolutely over the moon and… Read more
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Two Kids and a White Picket Fence
In the mid 1980s my then husband and I were on our way to our dream: two kids and a white picket fence! We… Read more
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Maybe love is the answer to everything that hurts
When I was three, I had a nightmare. I was shopping with my mom in a department store, as we often did when I… Read more
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Straddling the In-Between
I often imagine a world where one human sits in front of another human, openly sharing the grief, the pain, the loneliness and the… Read more
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Two Sides of the Quilt
When I think about the time of pregnancy-birth-postpartum I have two sides of the quilt. The front, a beautiful patchwork of colors and layers,… Read more
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Full Hands
I remember the emotional ups and downs of being isolated in the Arctic with three little ones—newborn twins and a toddler—and a husband who… Read more
Connecting Threads 