it's a terrible thing that i done. it's something that i've worked on hard in order to know i'm not going to repeat. it's something i've got to live with and feel regret for. >> but now his quilts bring comfort to others and swallows learned just how much comfort when the mother of a young indiana soldier who died in the iraq war wrote him a letter. >> it says, dear man of the wabash valley correctional program, a very honor to receive the quilt you made in honor of our son. i want you to know that i was having a very sad day the day i received your lovely quilt. i felt as if the world was moving on and people would soon forget the bravery and sacrifice my son made on may 14th. i was sure they would forget the kid with the big smile, the soldier who bravely stood his watch, the son who i was so proud of. then your quilt arrived. it brought me to tears. my heart wept with pride as i opened each fold of that quilt. i want you to know you made this