{"id":1612872,"date":"2025-05-30T08:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1612872"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:27:38","slug":"stash-in-the-hereafter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/stash-in-the-hereafter\/","title":{"rendered":"Stash in the Hereafter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1612872\" class=\"elementor elementor-1612872\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5d527 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d5d527\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d7ebc7\" data-id=\"8d7ebc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3c904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a3c904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The quilting world lost four prominent figures over the summer of 2024\u2014Freddy \u201cRed Is a Neutral\u201d Moran; Carole Lyles Shaw, a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contemporary textile artist<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; Sarah Bond, known for her classic quilt designs infused with a contemporary flair; and Ruth B. McDowell, a pictorial fiber artist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This prompted me to think about what would happen to all my quilting treasures when I am gone. Unfortunately, we can&#8217;t take them with us. And while we don&#8217;t like to think about it, we do want our precious creations and \u201cstuff\u201d to go to people who will appreciate them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To explore this, I utilized a Facebook forum of more than 36,000 quilters to ask questions on this topic. The survey response was tremendous. Many had good ideas and even more said they couldn\u2019t wait for the article to be published to help them prepare. While most respondents asked to remain anonymous, a few did give me permission to share their responses with readers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, one respondent, Carol, said, \u201cMy sister knows to grab everything quickly because my daughter-in-law, who\u2019s not aware of the value, will toss everything.\u201d Let\u2019s face it: families (and the general public) don&#8217;t always know the value of quilts and quiltmaking equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34759ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34759ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a0eaf1\" data-id=\"5a0eaf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a54572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a54572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530084954\/4657_QF-31-ANN-SOLENSKI-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Qu'aint members examining Watchman (2024) by Elizabeth Richards, inspired by a Jason Wilson painting called Reflections. Photo by Azuree Holloway.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d3f9ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d3f9ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef744c5\" data-id=\"ef744c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9981f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9981f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do You Have a Plan? \n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-070ec5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"070ec5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a54638\" data-id=\"3a54638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32396e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32396e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you haven\u2019t thought about it, now is as good a time as any to do so. There were a couple of popular answers among quilters with a plan. Often, the first call would be to quilting buddies, a guild, or family to get first dibs. (You\u2019ll know who will appreciate your stuff more.) And daughters, especially quilting daughters, trumped sons. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My two daughters would split everything between them. Thank goodness they are addicted to quilting, too,\u201d said Colleen, another survey respondent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My favorite response was from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jolyn, who said, \u201cMy family knows to call my quilting friends, buy wine and snacks, and let them take whatever they want. The rest goes to our quilt guild to sell for fundraising.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9ddfc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9ddfc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a16465c\" data-id=\"a16465c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4550424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4550424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also loved Rita\u2019s plan for f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">uneral favors:<\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAll my quilts will be hung over the pews at my funeral. Family and friends can take what they want. Whatever is left goes to charity.\u201d What if this causes a fight that leads to a brawl at the funeral? Well, that won\u2019t be Rita\u2019s problem.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What to do next varied between some kind of yard sale or donating to charitable organizations or a quilting guild. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evelyn has let her family know that her fabric and machines will go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchgeneral.com\/products\/navajoquiltproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Navajo Quilt Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchgeneral.com\/products\/navajoquiltproject\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201326b\" data-id=\"201326b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e948726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e948726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2.jpg 864w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530085419\/Pew-2-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Quilts laid over pews in Winterset, IA during the 2024 Airing of the Quilts. Photo submitted.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1310b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1310b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692c204\" data-id=\"692c204\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b8150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b8150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus on the Specifics\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b37f4e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b37f4e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63ebeff\" data-id=\"63ebeff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad7c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ad7c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Who to Call?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I suggest you provide your family with three names and phone numbers.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What to Do?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, choices are to sell them, give them away, or donate them to any number of worthwhile causes.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Resale and buyback<\/b> <b>options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>In addition to garage sales, thrift stores, and charities, there are both brick-and-mortar and online shops that are specifically focused on buying back and selling fabric and notions. Valerie Baker of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poundandinch.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pound and Inch Fabric and Sewing Store<\/a> in Moline, Illinois, buys quilting cotton by the pound and sells it by the inch. \u201cWe often hear from families after a loved one passes,\u201d Valerie said. <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodfibers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FeelGood Fibers <\/a>is an online marketplace for quilters to de-stash and buy second-hand fabric.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d3c6b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d3c6b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-239dfff\" data-id=\"239dfff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fc38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50fc38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100050\/0060_QF-35-VIRGINIA-SCRAP-RVA-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff4429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff4429\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ba65fe\" data-id=\"3ba65fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bc458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25bc458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Quilting supplies donated to SCRAP Creative Refuse in Richmond, Virginia. Photos by Azuree Holloway.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9326360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9326360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7a3923\" data-id=\"e7a3923\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce99ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce99ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Finished quilts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If you want to sell your quilts, be sure to annotate any awards or publications in which they were featured. Consider sending award ribbons with the quilts. This all adds to their value. Also, provide as much detail as you can for any vintage (including what you paid) or family-made quilts. Indicate which ones you want to specifically stay with family and why. Donating your quilts is another great option. Quilt museums, churches, and charitable organizations can give them to needy recipients or raffle them.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4fef0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4fef0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ec66e\" data-id=\"43ec66e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cd333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85cd333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090248\/1598_OLD-STATE-HOUSE-MUSEUM-COLLECTION-QF-34-ARKANSAS-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dutch Tile Improv (c. 1930-1940) by Essie Jackson, now in the collection of the Old State House Museum of Arkansas. Photo by Azuree Holloway.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95d504a\" data-id=\"95d504a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e237a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80e237a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612885\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530090218\/0139melaniezacek.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Katy Williams O'Donnell at the University of Rhode Island Textile Conservation Laboratory working on a 1697 patchwork block. Photo by Melanie Zacek.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f688d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f688d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4d7dc9\" data-id=\"e4d7dc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a4794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3a4794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>UnFinished Objects (UFOs), tools, and stash. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask your quilt friends to go through the UFOs and identify any they would like finished. Then, your friends can finish them for your spouse\/partner\/etc. The rest can go to a guild. Ruth said, \u201cI have names of family members on all my UFO project boxes. The names stay as I reuse the box, but when I\u2019m gone, they\u2019ll think that project was intended for them. Now they must deal with it.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71770a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71770a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89ad32e\" data-id=\"89ad32e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f5a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f5a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092618\/9934_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092618\/9934_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092618\/9934_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-200x300.jpg 200w, 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https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092618\/9934_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a41c1\" data-id=\"99a41c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6244c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6244c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530092601\/9497_YOLANDE-VAN-HEERDEN-QF-26-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY_QF20-by-AZUREE-WIITALA.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c5169d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c5169d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e761f48\" data-id=\"e761f48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630570a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630570a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Fabric scraps and UFOs in Yolande van Heerden&#8217;s Greenwood, Mississippi, studio, TomboyART. Photos by Azuree Holloway.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa0ae89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa0ae89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f61b65\" data-id=\"2f61b65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053f10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"053f10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Expensive and vintage equipment. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Determine the value and options for your equipment. Indicate machine serial numbers\/model numbers, date purchased, and value at that time. Singer Featherweights aren\u2019t toys, so be sure to include them with your valuable items. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family may not know this.<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judy Gula of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artisticartifacts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Artistic Artifacts<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0in Alexandria, Virginia, said, \u201cAsk yourself if you need money or just want your equipment to go to a good home.\u201d Most dealers will only take a machine as a trade-in. So if you are considering selling your machine through a Buy\/Sell\/Trade site, do some research to identify sources in your area that will buy used machines. To find a new home, Judy suggested, \u201cCall your local guild, consider a women\u2019s prison, VA organization, or disaster relief groups.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d3968a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d3968a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5fd2e4\" data-id=\"d5fd2e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2307af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2307af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093042\/4148_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9bf884\" data-id=\"f9bf884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0074aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0074aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093025\/4591_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612898\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093025\/4591_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-620x929.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530093025\/4591_QF-31-WK-SEWING-MACHINE-MUSEUM-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d1dcf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d1dcf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-254f3b1\" data-id=\"254f3b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81a4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b81a4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Antique sewing machines at the Vintage Sewing Machine Center and Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photos by Azuree Holloway.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6737728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6737728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dcf7c1\" data-id=\"1dcf7c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a1690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a1690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Special collections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Don\u2019t forget to identify your wishes, value, and detailed background information on any special items, such as antique buttons, Grandma\u2019s sewing basket, or thimble collection.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e31ea37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e31ea37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef016a\" data-id=\"fef016a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfdb94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cfdb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have You Expressed Your Wishes? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a82b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a82b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a95411c\" data-id=\"a95411c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad434a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ad434a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-956x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-956x1024.jpg 956w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-1434x1536.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-1200x1286.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-600x643.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW-620x664.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530100604\/Gma-RW.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From Left: Diane\u2019s sister Joanne Hermiston, Diane, and their mom, Doris Jean Azzaline, with a red and white quilt made by Grandma K, is an example of a family quilt that Diane hopes will stay in the family. Photo submitted.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d451c8\" data-id=\"5d451c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101d5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101d5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many quilters indicated that they have told someone what they wanted, but very few said that it was documented.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m in the process of putting all of my after death wishes in writing\u201d was a common response on the survey. As for this writer, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I personally have expressed my wishes, and my husband has even asked good questions about information he\u2019d need. However, amid grief, I don\u2019t think he will remember. Case in point, one grieving spouse overwhelmed with everything simply said, \u201cI\u2019m sending it all to the landfill.\u201d This sent all our quilting friends into a panic to quickly document their desires.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e8946c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e8946c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4eace\" data-id=\"eb4eace\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a137fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a137fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Document Your Exit Strategy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d407417 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d407417\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c150b\" data-id=\"43c150b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1237f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1237f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At a minimum, a handwritten or typed and signed note will testify to your wishes. Secure it in a safe location: your home safe, bank lock box, or on the back of your sewing room or closet door. Some people write a note and attach it to each item. The best option is to create written instructions for specific items as an addendum to your will and advise your attorney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have lost a few of my own dear quilting friends. This prompted me to document a plan, which includes purging now. Along with my spring and fall house cleaning, I\u2019m now also going through my studio, culling fabrics that no longer thrill me, projects I don\u2019t intend to finish, tools that I have multiples of, and finding new homes for them. L<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et\u2019s make it as easy as possible for our loved ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04d30b5\" data-id=\"04d30b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e434d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e434d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1612906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250530095346\/8945_QF-32-JIM-THARPE-BY-AZUREE-HOLLOWAY-SQ.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A letter from Verna Dean Tharpe to her son, Jim Tharpe, detailing information about a family quilt. Photo by Azuree Holloway. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff1c916 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff1c916\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bf591\" data-id=\"73bf591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487a7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"487a7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">About the Author\u200b<\/h4><p>Diane L. Murtha is an award-winning quilter, fiber artist, author, and international lecturer and instructor. Quilting for over 30 years, she gravitated to art quilts and discovered she loves challenges. Her quilts and articles are included in books, 30 + magazines, and multiple juried exhibits and international shows. Diane published her first book,\u00a0<i>Artful Insights in Fiber: Quilted Bits of Wit &amp; Wisdom<\/i>\u00a0in March 2023. She currently resides in Iowa. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianelmurtha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dianeLmurtha.com<\/a>, or follow her on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dianelmurtha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dianelmurtha<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4b9c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4b9c03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6d1d3\" data-id=\"4a6d1d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5601c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5601c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/issue-34-arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250407182223\/QuiltFolk-Promo-Covers_34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1606521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250407182223\/QuiltFolk-Promo-Covers_34.jpg 693w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250407182223\/QuiltFolk-Promo-Covers_34-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250407182223\/QuiltFolk-Promo-Covers_34-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250407182223\/QuiltFolk-Promo-Covers_34-620x385.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click the image above to preview and purchase Issue 34: Arkansas! <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the quilting community lost four beloved artists in the summer of 2024, it sparked a heartfelt conversation about what becomes of our quilting legacies after we&#8217;re gone. 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