HOw wonderful that she treasured it so much that it earned a place of honor at her wake...You must be a very special quilter...

I cannot think of a greater honor.

How nice to know she really loved your gift. I would still be crying.

and that is why we quilt

I'd think it means even more than any blue ribbon to see your work cherished and appreciated like that.

Oh, how wondersul!

Those are the times when you're glad you're a quilter!

While I was still employed in a state office, one of the staff, a member of the Sioux Indian tribe lost her husband. She told me that each person who attended the services on the reservation in North Dakota was to get a blanket or quilt in his honor, so she was obtaining the needed pieces. She finally took two smallish quilts I had made for some young relatives. I felt honored to be a part of this. Some years later the escort military personnel who assisted in a burial of a soldier were also given quilts, along with those who had attended the services. This was reported in the press. What a wonderful tradition!!!

Oh that is so nice and what pride you must have felt to know she loved it.