Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Due date is looming for grandmother's hand-stitched quilt for her first grandchild

I am an over-the-moon, first-time grandmother-to-be who can’t seem to do what many have done before me. That is, make the baby a quilt.

The baby’s 89-year-old great-grandmother made one. By hand. She apparently sat in front of the TV for weeks and stitched together dozens of one-inch squares, which she presented at the couple’s baby shower before 30 friends and family, who all but gave the soon-to-be nonagenarian a standing ovation.

Likewise, my son’s former colleague, a busy, full-time researcher who Chris hasn’t seen in years, nonetheless took time to make a quilt with six big bunny appliqués, which she FedEx-ed to the couple from three time zones away.