Piled on top of the general busyness of life -- work, g-ma duties, travel for work, some quilting (not much) and still more work -- I have been dealing with my lovely, quilting-buddy Auntie as she prepares to leave this world and meet her maker...her creator, who knit her together Psalms 139:13.
It is a very tough time, as you can imagine. I was at her bedside in Spokane last week and during her wakeful times we talked about family, God and Quilt Week in Paducah.
Over the years we traveled to Paducah for Quilt Week many times. I have family in Paducah; my mom and dad and my sister and B-I-L. We ladies were a foursome. Although my mom and sister do not quilt, they were gracious and put up with us and our quilting addiction.
I said good-bye to my mom a little over two years ago. Now it is time to say good-bye to my second mom.
With Auntie's eminent passing, I must say, I've lost a bit of my enthusiasm for quilting. It's just not the same.
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| Mom and Aunt Nyla 2016 |
The wall hanging I made in Memory of my mom and in Honor of my Quilting Auntie.
Oh Char, I am so sorry to hear about your Auntie. I know how much she means to you. Perhaps, when the time is right, you will return to quilting. Think of it as her legacy to you! Warm thoughts coming your way.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dawn. I did do a bit of sewing this afternoon. She did leave me a wonderful legacy.
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