Ernestine Rosabelle Tril
Ernie started quilting because she needed an outlet for her grief after her mother passed away in 1999. Her sister, Pat Candelarie, encouraged her to join Kathy’s class and they both began baby beginners in 2000. Her mother had lived with her and Ernie was her mother’s primary care giver. Ernie was lost and needed something to help divert her attention. She was working 17 hours a day just to keep from coming home – without mom.
In 2004 her sister passed away – joining their mother in heaven. Ernie was devastated. She started a new job the day her mom passed away. Quilting has been her salvation. Kathy took Ernie under her wing, realizing Ernie needed a loving mentor.
Pat became more interested in knitting and crocheting so she gave Erine her Viking sewing machine replacing Ernie’s old Kenmore.
Ernie is married with two children. Her daughter is the oldest and her son joined the US Air Force after grandmother passed away. She has been married 36 years. Ernie was visiting friends in Mexico and met her husband there. They met in March and married in April. Ernie was simply swept off her feet.
A little know fact: Ernie grew up in Taos New Mexico and Oakland California. Her mother had asthma so the family moved between the two cities. Ernie made friends in both places – she used her first name in Oakland and her middle name in Taos.
She has a great color sense – matching fabrics for all her friends. Every time they go to a quilt store, all her friends bring their fabric to Ernie and make her choose coordinates.
She has NO Other Hobbies!!! She does cook and loves her kids, but quilting is her passion. Her motto is Practice Makes Perfect as she can’t sew worth a darn. Her mother’s old room is now her sewing room. She has cabinets all around the room with a huge stereo and I-Pod.
Ernie joined Pieced Together Quilters after our Tuesday night class dissolved. She felt the huge loss of not just Kathy but all of the quilting goddesses. Ernie still talks to Kathy. She feels Kathy is watching over us all and smiling, giving encouragement. Me too Ernie.
(Editor’s note: I know Ernie as a super quilter. She makes EVERY project.)
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