Two Tributes

 2021 saw the passing of two of our members.  Here is a brief tribute to both of them:

Pat Turl, a former member of Northumberland’s Monday monthly hooking group passed away on November 5, 2021.

Pat began rughooking when she lived in Markham in the early 1980’s & won an award of Honourable Mention for a first time hooker in 1983.  

She continued to rughook after they moved to Brighton in 1998 & was a member of Quinte Isle, the Brighton kitchen group & the Cobourg Monthly Monday group for several years.    Ill health for several years reduced her time hooking over the years, but she continued to be a part of the Brighton kitchen group until the Pandemic hit.    

Her kindness to all & her beautiful & spontaneous laugh & smile will long be remembered by all of us.    

Here is her first piece which won an award & her favourite made from sheep’s wool she purchased while on a trip to New Zealand.   She will be missed.    

(See below for MORE)

(Contributed by Nancy Crapper)

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Pat Gilchrist, a member of the Northumberland Rug Hookers passed away May 29, 2021.  

Pat began rug hooking after moving out of Toronto to retire to the rural Cobourg area where she and her husband operated a standard-bred horse business for many years. She thoroughly enjoyed rug hooking, appreciated the fine work by others, and especially loved her rug hooking friends. Pat’s ready smile and sunny outlook (always) will be sorely missed.

(Contributed by Fran Patton & Dianne Algera)

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This just in from Nancy Crapper:

“ I will just add that Pat had a pattern in her materials that was old.  Backing was burlap, & old burlap at that.  She had only done the border & there was nothing on the pattern to indicate whose pattern it was or where it came from.  I brought it home, & just using wools I had I have completed for our first great grandson, who we expect to arrive any day.   If you know the origin of this pattern, I would love to know also.   It is still in need of a good pressing, but here it is.”