A colleague (and migrant) from Minnesota invited me to her house for dinner on Monday nights. She had 4 children, and it was her 'night off'. Her husband would cook and we sewed before and after dinner. She introduced me to American quilting and piecing. Later, she opened a shop and was found deceased by a customer as she had had an aneurysm.I remember her fondly and especially when I see the combination of blues,creams and browns together as they were 'her colours'.