Dear Lois

Hi there Lois. I hope you're having the time of your life reconnecting with your parents, your brother, and your husband. Just in case you haven't had a chance to check in on me, I thought I would give you a little update. Your memorial service was really nice. The quilts displayed all over the room made it look so welcoming, and I really enjoyed seeing all the pictures of you throughout your life. Your sister is really a neat lady (she must take after her big sis) and she looks a lot like you in the face!

On Monday night, Mom and I decided to go over and get started on bringing your stash to its new home. Wow, I did a double take when we started...you said I would need to buy a bigger house, and I think you might be right! Stop laughing! Kevin and Steve were so helpful. They really know how much your quilting meant to you and were both very aware of which projects should be finished. We talked a lot about all your stuff and your love of fabric as we loaded the entire back end of the van and the car seats! Don't worry, we'll be back to pick up the rest soon...probably this weekend since I left the blues and novelties that I need right away to start on some of your UFOs.

Mike was, um, a little overwhelmed when I pulled into the driveway and he opened the side door, then the back door of the van. He was a great helper and just kept bringing it all in, not even asking me once what I planned to do with it or where the heck I was going to store it. At the end, I thought I was going to lose him when I told him that this was just over half.

Now, let's spend a minute to chat about some of those UFOs. Most of them are in the two bags there, one the chair and the floor under the table. So far, I have found 30 of them in varying states of completion! I have them all in a spreadsheet and several current and former members of the bee have offered to help finish them. We'll get them all back to Kevin and Steve or Marti. Man, you were so close on so many of them!

I'll be back in touch to share pictures as we finish things up, and as I bring back the second load, and as I figure out how to store all of this in the long term. I host bee in March, but I think they'll all understand if Auntie Lois' quilt shop is still in my dining room :)