I know this is totally crazy and validates any thoughts any of you have of my emotional status and cognitive abilities. There was this old, frail kitty at our local, no-kill animal shelter whom I wanted to bring home for the remainder of her life. She had been there for a year already, she had lost the tip of one ear to frost bite and she had kidney failure already. But, her kidney functions were actually improving! She slept most of the day on top of the stainless steel cages. I just wanted her to have a soft chair beside our warm fireplace and some love and soft pets for her end of life. But, I have three young kitties who get into huge, loud tumbles that I knew would stress her out. Then the stress would make her kidneys worse. So, instead of bringing her home, I made a soft, warm quilt for her to have at the shelter. Her name was Jewel, so I put some jewels on it, and some strings and ribbons and bells on the flannel squares and a design that looked like her. If you can see in the photo there is the applique design by butterhex and a catnip mouse applique too. Every square has something special for her. I made her a pretty kitty color too with a jewel charm. I took it to her, and she took right to it and purred. I still felt bad I couldn't bring her home, but it got her off of the stainless steel and she was happy. I heard the other day that someone else had taken her home, with her quilt, to live her final days in front of her fireplace. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I wish all kitties could live their final days in front of a fireplace laying on a quilt made with love just for them.