Star Trek Quiet Book (or Why I Make Things for my Loved
Ones)
I bought a pattern for a Star Trek busy book in 2014 thinking
I would make it for my then 2 year-old-grandson. Our daughter-in-law, Tali, had
told us that their family didn’t watch much regular TV but that her Dad loved
Star Trek. I don’t remember now if she saw the pattern for the Star Trek quiet
book first or if I did, but I thought it would be a unique quiet book for
Elijah. So five years later after other craft projects ended up having priority,
I now have 2 granddaughters, aged 4 and 2, and after retiring I finally got
back to this project. This project involved cutting out many small pieces of
felt and fabric gluing, sewing, or hand embroidering them together to form “Star
Trek Next Generation” themed items. I can’t even begin to count how many hours
it took to complete this Quiet Book for at least one of my grandchildren to enjoy
learning how to button, snap, and play with the puppets. So why did I spend all
those hours doing this project and other projects I have knitted, crocheted, or
sewn for loved ones when as my husband would say “you can buy one for $20 on
Amazon made by children in China”?
I have always loved hand-made things. When I look at and
touch items made for me, I think about the person who made them and know that
they thought of me enough to make it for me. I still have quilts that my
grandmother made for me from scraps of dresses she had sewn. When I make
something for someone, I think about that person, pray for that person, and
infuse that item with the love I feel for that person. I hope that someday my
grandchildren will remember how much love I felt for them as I made that afghan,
blanket, or stuffed animal, no matter how imperfect that item may be.
So, as in the famous Vulcan greeting, I hope my
grandchildren enjoy their handmade items, and may they “live long and prosper”.
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