A Word From the Author: I initally wrote this story long before I started posting to SoA and it became a way to express myself at times. The plot for Frodo's quilt was based upon seeing my grandmother’s clothes laid out everywhere in her house after she died several years ago now. Her soft flannel and cotton nightgowns hung on the back of a door where she had left them before she became very sick. After she passed on, I stood there, feeling them--they still carried her sweet smell.

Oh how I wished that I knew how to sew as I stood there, for I would have turned them into a quilt of memories. Yes, I wanted to give the clothes to someone who really needed them, but they were also strong reminders of her and her sudden absence in my life now. By writing this inspiration through Frodo, it helped me come to term with some of my own lingering grief.

Thank you to all who read this story ... and a special thank you to all who took the time to leave a review, as well!!!!

~Elemmírë~