Farewell to a Friend - Joanna the Quilt Engineer

Farewell to a friend...

The Cherry Creek Lane Quilters are starting off 2021 with heavy hearts.  Just as the new year was settling in, life was coming to an end for one of our bee members.  Joanna passed away January 2nd, only a few weeks after the passing of her beloved husband, Rhett.

Joanna was a long time member of CCLQ and was always ready to greet her beemates with a smile and a hug...

Followed by a quick beeline to the coffee pot!  :o))

She was extremely fond of the color purple...

December 2017

... And had a way with creating terrific quilts, in a variety colors and styles, like this scrap quilt made from her some of her favored Stonehenge fabric line:

Quilted by Joy

Joanna was a generous example to us all.  She made many donation quilts each year and quilted many more charity quilts for others.  We are SEW lucky to have called her our friend.

Here are some photos to recall her smile, her talent, and our fun times together....

One example of her creativity was the time that she designed these shirts for our group's Shop Hop adventure and Britt (with a Sharpie and an iron) helped Joanna with bring the designs to fruition:

The front:

April 2017

And the back with the words Nimble Thimbles:

Here are the members who traveled with the group.  Joanna can't hide behind those sunglasses...

Nimble Thimbles at Rose Patch Creations

... She was caught red handed while making a fabric purchase:

Or did Joanna win the door prize at Rose Patch?? 

Deborah searched out the following photos for us...

Joanna attended the 2018 Augusta Cole workshop sponsored by DOQ and made this block.

Joanna went to the November 2019 DOQ meeting and purchased two patterns by Annette Ornelas.

June 2018 - Joanna made this "manly" pillowcase:

Joanna completed this unique table runner (Dec. 2018):

January 2019 - Joanna finished her QAYG blocks:

 

Jean sent a collection of other photos...

Joanna, modeling the jacket that Jean embroidered for her:

Willie, greeting Joanna:

Puppy love:

A fabulous trip to Houston:

Joy provided the following...

Joanna's CCLQ Christmas Tree Challenge 2018 design incorporating the trees of most of the group into one large round table topper:

This is why we think of Joanna as the Quilt Engineer.  Not ONE...

But TWO of her Escher-inspires quilt blocks made in Nov. 2015:

In August 2020, Joy was on hand to present her with a quilty hug, which you can read about in THIS POST:

In September 2020, a number of us...

... Were on hand to celebrate Joanna's 80th Birthday in a most unusual way.  You can read about that HERE.

Hoping the fabric is always on sale and your bobbin is never empty.  

Miss you like crazy, JoJo!!

Until next time...

Sending quilty hugs!!