Over these months we have not lost anyone to COVID-19, but there have been losses.
Shirley Williams, a founding member of the group 20 years ago, died June 16 after a stroke. She was 94 years old.
And Lucy Lesperance had a stroke on April 1, which was discovered to be related to brain cancer. She passed away on July 9 at age 85.
Here are some photos of these women and their quilts.
Lucy's quilt Lucy in the Sky with Sapphires appeared in a number of local quilt shows and was juried into the American Quilt Society show at Paducah.
Lucy with her quilt Lucy in the Sky with Sapphires |
Lucy organized the making of the teapot quilt for the Downtown Abbey Tea Party, which you can read about here.
Lucy at the Downton Abbey tea party with the raffle quilt she organized |
Lucy's Cardinal quilt won the CAMEO Guild challenge contest |
Lucy in center front with a pie potholder |
Shirley Williams was unable to continue her crafting at the level she once did but she found new ways to express her creativity by scanning photos on fabric and making mug rugs.
Shirley Williams and a mug rug, complete with tea bag pocket |
Shirley with blue icing! |
Shirley in a vest she made |
Shirley with one of her quilts |
A young Shirley with her husband |
We don't know when the community center will reopen or when groups will be safe to meet indoors again. But when we do, things will not be the same.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy for making this available for us CAMEO Quilters sisters. These are two very special gals.
Thank you again,
Donna Brokenshire
past pres. CAMEO
Thank you, Donna. They will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteNancy, Thank you so much for putting this together. Sorry I get busy and forget to check all the sites I follow. Beautiful tribute!
ReplyDeleteLove, Hugs & Prayers, Linda