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How Terry is being remembered (2 pics)

17 years ago

I hope you're not tired of hearing about my cousins. Barbara is the one who does the paintings and made the mittens for me. We are the daughters of sisters. Terry, daughter of the third sister, died in September, a day or two after receiving a liver transplant. It was terribly sudden, and many of you prayed with me for a better outcome.

Terry's community has remembered her in a number of wonderful ways, and I wanted to share one of them with you. One of Terry's volunteer efforts was the painting of barn quits--huge wooden "quilt blocks"--which were then mounted on the sides of barns. It was part of a beautification project in the area where she lived.

A local organization created a 2009 Barn Quilt Calendar, and dedicated it to Terry. Here's the dedication (I added her name at the top), along with a picture of the whole back of the calendar. It's gorgeous--they did a wonderful job.

You can see many beautiful photos of the barn quilts at the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Barn Quilts of Neversink

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Comments (13)

trishaw
17 years ago
That is so cool- What a lovely way to remember someone.

Trish
kacram
17 years ago
wow... that is such an honor. What a nice remebrance. I remember that you posted pics of barn quilts here. Or maybe it was just one of hers. She looks/sounds like she was a lovely lady that her community will miss.
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trinitytx
17 years ago
A wonderful tribute to a wonderful person. I hope I can go out in such grand style. You all are special to remember her in such a big way.

Trin
okwriter
17 years ago
What a neat thing to do! I remember well when she fell ill.
ruthieg__tx
17 years ago
Very nice..
lydia1959
17 years ago
I agree that is a very nice tribute. I remember you posting some of her barn paintings before. Artists must run in the family!
carol_in_california
17 years ago
Very impressive.
So sorry for your loss but so happy she is being honored in such a special way.
country_bumpkin_al
17 years ago
Oh my...what a beautiful tribute!! Those blocks are beautiful!! I'm so sorry for your loss.
mcmann
17 years ago
I remember when you first posted photos of the Barn Quilts and you mentioned that your cousin was involved. They were so eye catching I wanted one for my mountain place. What a wonderful memorial to a unique individual.
Linda Wayman
17 years ago
What a very nice tribute to a very nice, giving lady. Your family resemblance is strong.

Linda
vicki_lv_nv
17 years ago
That is a very nice tribute! Her paintings will last a long, long time! I agree with Linda...the resemblance is strong.

I am sorry for your loss.
czech_chick
17 years ago
Lovely memorial and tribute.

I, too, am sorry for your loss.

Carol
alisande
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks, everyone. Yes, I mentioned the barn quilts here when Terry told me about them, some months before she got sick.

It's funny--people comment all the time about the family resemblance, but we didn't look anything alike when we were younger. I looked like my dad, and Terry looked like hers. But when we got older (a lot older), we apparently started looking like our mothers' side of the family. I guess it became quite striking. We were delighted when people said we looked like sisters.

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