Another Great One Is Gone

 Irma Gail Hatcher died last week, in Little Rock, AR. She was 82.

Her memorial is here.

I never personally met Irma, but I was in awe of her technique. She was a prizewinning appliquer who paid just as much attention and care to her piecing skills, as well. She won many national awards, as a result.

                                Hot Fudge Sundae 

"Her quilts were masterpieces and three of them are in the National Quilting Museum in Paducah," her son, Greg Hatcher, said. 

Her "Conway Album (I'm not from Baltimore)" not only won many awards, but was chosen to be one of the "100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century."

It deserved it. 

                    Conway Album (I'm Not from Baltimore)

She wrote a number of books. Taught internationally. Had her work published on many national publications. 

Yet she took time to help found the Conway Quilters guild. (She was also one of their presidents.) 

Go here to see more of her beautiful work. Yet she wasn't just a great quilter -- her children's fond remarks make it clear she was greatly loved, as well.

She will be missed.

              My own favorite: Irma's Irish Eyes