Several years ago a woman who taught quilting at my old church passed away. In lieu of the majority of flowers (there were several) her family displayed her quilts - probably 20 or more. It was a beautiful tribute to her, since everyone knew Melinda was the "quilt lady" :) It's because of her that I finished my first quilt in a very long time, and also because of her that I keep my rotary cutter closed :) She used to come around and tease us that she would take our cutter away if she ever saw it open! :)
I wish I had had more opportunities to be in her classes. It was less than 3 months after I took her class that she lost her battle with cancer. You would never have known that she was ill in the classes though. She never let on that she was in pain.