So sorry about your sister. In my case quilting brought me a lot of friends. Years ago when I first started quilting, I didnot know anyone else who did. I was a stay-at-home mom and lonely for adult company even though I lived in a large metropolitan area (Baltimore, MD). In a big city people tend to stay to themselves, rarely even knowing their neighbors. Well in the local paper I saw an advertise for a quilt quild in my area. Even though I was scared to death to go by myself I figured if they loved quilting as much as I did they would welcome me with open arms. They did and now 25 years later I have a wonderful circle of quilting friends that I would have never know if I hadn't made that scary move and attended my first quilt quild meeting.