When my Mom passed away my sisters and I split her stash and nothing went to waste. My stuff? Who knows - hopefully I have at least one DIL that has a head on her shoulders and will make the right decisions.
Speaking of funerals & such: When Mom passed, I called family/friends and asked them to bring the quilts she'd made for them. We draped the quilts on the pews at the funeral home - there were over 30 quilts. The funeral director said he'd never witnessed such a colorful funeral in his 30+ yrs. in the business. It was nice to see all her quilts together at the same time.
I often think it would have been a honor for her if we'd had the quilts together for a birthday party for her - something we'd never thought of when she was living.
Shari