Thursday, January 12, 2017

Sweet Sue Garman


It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a giant in the quilt world. Sue lost her valiant battle with lung cancer on Sunday.

Sue was a talented quiltmaker, designer and teacher and never missed an opportunity to share her gifts. You may not know her by her face or even her name, but you will surely recognize the many quilts for which she was famous.

Sue faithfully posted to her Blog on the first of every month. Her posts were always inspirational and she so enjoyed giving credit to fellow quiltmakers as she traveled through the quilting community.

 She was and always will be one of my idols!

There is now a giant hole in the quilt world. Please help to fill it by thinking of Sue today and take a moment to visit her Blog (Sue Garman) and pay tribute to this quilting treasure.

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12 comments:

  1. LoriJanuary 12, 2017 at 6:56 AM

    Such a big loss to the quilting community. I think it took me many days to get through her monthly blog post!

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  2. Janet O.January 12, 2017 at 7:33 AM

    Never knew Sue, but certainly knew her quilts--and loved them. She was a quilting icon!!

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  3. KyleJanuary 12, 2017 at 7:44 AM

    I never had the opportunity to meet Sue or take a class, but I have several of her patterns and plan on doing her BOM through the Quilt Show this year. Her talent and design ability were truly a gift.

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  4. CecileDJanuary 12, 2017 at 9:36 AM

    Beautiful and touching tribute Wendy....

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  5. JillJanuary 12, 2017 at 10:52 AM

    I never met her personally, but always looked forward to the first of the month and her blog posts. What an amazing women! An inspiration to me and one of my quilt idols as well. A huge loss to the quilting community and even more so to her family. Thinking of Sue and her family at this time!

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  6. RobinJanuary 12, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    Your comments on Sue's blog today touched my heart. She will be greatly missed. But, the number of friends she had is a tribute to her as well.

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  7. reganJanuary 12, 2017 at 12:27 PM

    Such a beautiful tribute, Wendy.

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  8. audreyJanuary 12, 2017 at 7:27 PM

    My heart sank at hearing the news yesterday. I loved reading her blog.

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  9. cityquilter graceJanuary 13, 2017 at 5:49 AM

    so gifted with her collection of beautifully designed quilts...a great loss indeed...

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  10. BarbJanuary 15, 2017 at 6:18 AM

    Beautiful post on Sue. I just visited the announcement from her daughter. Such a loss for all of us. Her generosity was incredible.

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  11. Debra @ Life is a StitchJanuary 15, 2017 at 12:36 PM

    Our quilting world will be a little smaller with this great loss... but Sue will live on in our quilts and because of her great love, generosity, and contribution in all her designs and patterns. Your tribute is lovely.

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  12. RachaeldaisyJanuary 16, 2017 at 1:45 AM

    A beautiful tribute to a special quilter.

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