Goodbye Ellie

Ellie Reese passed away on Friday, the  6th of February, after a short but fierce battle with cancer. Ellie leaves a legacy of love for Lawrence, their children and spouses, and their grandchildren. Also,  for her friends, her many groups, parties, Mineral, quilting, quilt retreats, Downton Abbey, flowers, learning new things, most any and all activities....the list could go on and on.
Ellie had a gift for making everyone feel like her best friend and for sincerely being interested in other people. She joined both quilt guilds a few years ago and loved being a part of each. She generously volunteered her sweet husband to set up tables and chairs and whatever else was needed. She made several beautiful quilts that her family will cherish and she always participated in whatever was going on.
We all learned so much from her about showing gratitude, about being excited about life, and about the importance of making new friends and learning new skills no matter what stage of life we are in.
We can honor her by following her example in how we treat others and how involved we stay in life, in the quilt guild, in our community, in whatever we are interested in.
Goodbye Ellie--we love you.

February Guild Meeting

Everyone had such a good time at our guild meeting today. The meeting started with Nayna introducing our Mystery Quilter. Marla McDermitt is an accomplished quilter and brought some of her quilts to share. We are all in awe of her and her abilities. What a treat it was to see these beautiful quilts.

Thank you Marla for sharing your gorgeous quilts and for your example to each of us.

Next, we all welcomed our guest auctioneer, Spencer Young. He did a professional job and most of us went away with some treasures. 

 Pam, with daughter Terra and granddaughter Emmie. There will be three generations of quilters before too long.

 Even the auctioneer got a prize.

Thank you, Spencer and thanks to everyone that brought items and everyone that took those gems home.