Quilted Jonquil

On Tuesday morning a quilting friend passed away from liver cancer.  Dorris had turned 60, was a runner, ate well and generally did the things that keep you healthy.  We learned she was ill in August, wasn’t diagnosed until Oct, I think, and is now gone.  Life is short and it reminds me again to live, really live, each day.  One wonderful thing Dorris did was make a 12″ quilt each week…..the first time her goal was a year.  She skipped a year and found she missed doing them and started again.  I’ve heard her niece is making a photo book of these quilts.  I want to get a copy as Dorris inspired me and I want to have it so that inspiration continues on.  It seems like a fitting tribute to this fun, energetic, wonderful woman I was privileged to know.  Below is a picture from a past Quintessential Quilt show with Dorris’ entry, the blue quilt 2nd from the left.

Here’s a picture of my AAQI priority quilt progress   Another flower and stem.   My goal is to have the applique work done this weekend.  I’ll then do a bit of embroidery work and jump on the quilting.  I should start thinking of a project to raise money for cancer research in honor of Dorris……I think she’d like that.