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FOR EACH ONE, SHE CREATES, IT TELLS THE STORY. FOR CONNIE SHAW, QUILTING IS MORE THAN A CRAFT. ITS A PASSION. I TELL PEOPLE IF ITS MADE OF FABRIC, I CAN PUT IT INTO A QUILT. HER CRAFT STARTED 49 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE STARTED USING HER TALENT TO HELP OTHERS. MY FIRST QUILT WAS MADE IN 1975 FOR A HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND WHO WAS HEADING OFF TO UNC CHAPEL HILL. OVER THE YEARS, HER QUILTS HAVE BECOME A TRADITION IN THE COMMUNITY, OFFERING A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO HEAL OR ENJOY MILESTONES. ITS A LOT OF WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM AND NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEAUTIFUL, BUT YOU BRING BACK. IT BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES. WADE DOLLAR SAYS HE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF QUILTS FROM SHAW. THE ONE HE CHERISHES THE MOST HONORS HIS MOTHER, WHO DIED OF PANCREATIC CANCER, AND HIS MOTHER IN LAW, WHO DIED OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. IT JUST MEANS A LOT TO US THAT SOMEBODY CARED ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT SO WELL AND DO IT FOR US. FOR KELLY SATTERFIELD, HER QUILT IS A REMINDER OF HER FATHER, WHO PASSED AWAY 11 YEARS AGO. ITS LIKE HES STILL HERE. A PIECE OF ME IS STILL HERE. WHEN I SEE THOSE ITEMS IN THE HOME. NO MATTER THE STORY, SHAW SAYS SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE MAKING THESE MEMORIES LAST FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ITS HARD TO PINPOINT ONE THAT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY ALL ARE NOW. SHAW SAYS SHE HAS AT LEAST SEVEN PROJECTS TO COMPLETE BY CHRISTMAS. AND YOU KNOW, IM ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE HER ONE PROJECT TO COMPLETE. YEAH, SHES GOING TO DO ONE FOR MY GRANDFATHER. YOU REMEMBER HE PASSED BACK IN MARCH. SO I TOLD HER I WANTED SOME THINGS FROM HER AS WELL. THATS AWESOME. GOOD STORY. SO THATS REALLY SPECIAL. AND I LOVE THAT EACH ONE, YOU KNOW, EACH DIFFERENT PATTERN HAS ITS OWN MEANING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AND ITS SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD ON TO PHYSICALLY IN THOSE MOMENTS OF LOSS. SO THATS REALLY THERES SOMETHING ABOUT QUILTS THAT JUST MAKE IT SO HEARTWARMING. YOU KNOW, IT IS. ITS SOMETHING ABOUT PHYSICALLY WARMING AS WELL. PHYSICALLY WARMING COZY. YEAH. FOR SURE. AND SOME FOLKS MIGHT WANT TO QUILT THIS MORNING. YEAH