In Memoriam

A Visit Down Memory Lane

Gone but not Forgotten

 

Delicate Stitchers Quilt Guild was established 1998.  Since that time many members have come and gone.  We fondly remember the names and faces of those who have departed this world. 

Verlyn Westwood 2009

Susan Ossana 2011

Marion Holyoak 2012

Carolyn Webb 2014

 Iris Skobow 2015

Pat Garlett 2016

Laura Senter 2018

Carol Unruh 2018

Bonnie Crysdale 2019

Wilda Irish 2020

Darleen Nelson 2020

 

Through the years we became friends.  We shared our knowledge, our UFO’s, our challenges, and our finished objects from placemats to large quilts.  With hands and hearts we’ve made quilts for charity and supported each other through life’s hardships.  Here’s to the sisterhood of our quilt community as we remember our friends who are gone from this world and cherish those who are still with us.

*Our Archived photos from 2004 – 2022 did not include any photos of Iris Skobow.  But she is remembered nevertheless.  It is also possible that someone has been left out of this tribute since people move to new locations. 

   

          Verlyn Westwood 

Verlyn, a past president, was very involved in making many Quilts for Charity.  She was the recipient of fabric from many fabric fairies who left random boxes of fabric on her doorstep.  Her ability to put them to use was amazing.  Doing quilts by hand was something she truly enjoyed.

 

 

 

She oversaw one of our workshops where we pieced, tied, and bound multiple quilts on a Saturday.  It was a regular sweat shop! 

Susan Ossana

Susan was an artist!  She worked in many mediums making dolls, knitting hats, and quilting.  One of the fun classes she taught was making a vest using fabric strips. 

The circle quilt below was made using Cheryl Phillips' ruler.  She demonstrated the process in a guild meeting. 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marion Holyoak

Marion Holyoak was a Home Economics Teacher in Grand County, owned a fabric store in Moab, and later became the 4H Coordinator and leader for our Utah State Extension office.  She had a great sense of humor.  Her smile and laugh were contagious. At least one of those quilts were done using her treadle machine in her cabin on the mountain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Webb

Carolyn was very appreciative of our mission to create quilts for Kids in Crisis.  She was an artist working in pastel, watercolor, doll making and other crafts.  Quilting was among her artistic endeavors.  She was one to try new things such as the quilt below that is made by pounding flowers.  Carolyn was fun loving and often created laughter in our meetings with her wonderful wit.  

 

Pat Garlett

 Pat  served as a past Vice President.  She came to almost all our meetings and sat close to the head of the table.  When her seat was empty she was most definitely missed.  She shared her projects which often became lessons.  One of her popular projects was the sweatshirt jacket seen below.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Laura Senter

Laura was very prolific in her quilt making.  We could easily fill several pages with her quilts. She often made quilts and quilt kits for our Kids in Crisis program.  In addition, she made large quilts to be auctioned each year at Seekhaven’s “Putin’ on the Ritz” fundraiser. 

Her quilts could be simple, but oh they could be so complicated and artistic.  It was amazing to see what she produced through the years.

  Carol Unruh

Some of our members are part timers.

Carol lived in Alaska part of the year, but when she came to Moab we could count on her to share lovely quilts.   If memory serves, she donated a beautiful large purple quilt for donation.   Hmmm… It seems purple might have been one of her favorite colors.

Bonnie Crysdale

Bonnie was such an influence in our quilt guild.  She taught many lessons.  One she was noted for was the proper way to cut fabric.  She created beautiful bed quilts and art quilts that often had a whimsical touch.  She often served in executive roles being past president, treasurer, secretary, and a big organizer of the bi-annual quilt show the guild put on.

What a loss and a shock when we unexpectedly lost Bonnie!

         Darleen Nelson

Darlene, a past president, often showed wonderful quilts and projects that she had worked on.  She willingly taught lessons on the many things she had learned over the years from learning to pick colors, to creating fun quilts with panels, to piecing “moose poop.” 

She may win the very competitive prize of “She who dies with the most fabric wins”! Of course, the jury is still out on that one, since we all have a lot!

Wilda Irish

Wilda attended our quilt guild many years ago.  Here she is with her granddaughter tying a quilt.  Most likely it was one of the charity quilts we made during a “Kids in Crisis” quilt workshop.  We like getting our kids involved in this hobby.