Life is Short
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.
