Jackie Erickson Recovery Fund

Many of you know Jackie Erickson, she has been an employee here at the shop for more than 20 years.  In a very tragic and unfortunate turn of events all of Jackie's personal belongings, quilts, and family treasures were consumed in the Rooster Rock Fire this week.  We have opened an account in an effort to help, in some small way, to recover the lifetime that was destroyed...

A donation savings account for Jackie Erickson has been established at the Sisters Branch of Bank
of the Cascades. Contact angelaw@botc.com. Telephone 541 549 2061 ext 0413 or 0414

Meet Jackie...

Jackie is what you might call "The Queen of Production" here at the Stitchin' Post. She oversees the kit & bundle making, and coordinates our retreats and quilt workshops from visiting teachers. Here's what she has to say about herself and her quilting career up to this point:

"I started sewing while in high school home economics classes. I made my first quilt my senior year (1978), and I still have it:  an incredibly ugly purple calico monstrosity!

Over the past couple of years, I've become very confident in my ability to create and design quilts. I enjoy instilling confidence in a quilter who is struggling to get to the next level of quilting--teaching them that there is always an easier, faster, and more efficient way to sew a quilt together. 'Mistake' is my middle name, and I have made some whoppers over the years. I share my blunders with my students, so they will see that it's OK to make a mistake--just learn from it and move on.

I've worked for the Stitchin' Post on and off over the last 30 years. (Wow, that's a long time!) Along the way, I got married and raised two children. My son is a sophomore at Oregon State, and my daughter is a senior at Sisters High. I've done many interesting things through my life--too many to list here-- but stop by for one of our Wednesday Demos, and I will be happy to enlighten you! Oh, and if you need help with a quilting project, I can also do that!" (Quoted from our February 2010 List Serve).

 

In addition to all of this, Jackie has given back to our community in so many ways; she volunteers her time to help with several of the fundraisers for the Sisters school district.  She is always willing to lend a helping hand or donate a piece of her work to benefit those in our community.  I have known Jackie for 13 years now and I have always known her to give of herself in whatever way she can.

 

Carolyn, Jean and everyone here at the Stitchin’ Post

Comments

[NFL Jerseys]

This is a very tough thing to go through but one thing about living in the Sisters area - I'm sure you've got a HUGE support system. Don't hesitate to call upon others as you work through this difficult time.

[Mary]

Jackie, please know you are in the thoughts of many. May your life re-settle for you soon. This is a very tough thing to go through but one thing about living in the Sisters area - I'm sure you've got a HUGE support system. Don't hesitate to call upon others as you work through this difficult time.
Sending hugz.

[Val]

Oh, no! My heart goes out to you and your family Jackie. I am so sorry for your losses. Val