FABRIC WILL

Being of sound mind and body (a statement that does not bear close scrutiny) I ______________ 
do hereby record my last will and testament.  

Knowing that __________, my ____________________ (husband, sister, daughter) has no 
appreciation, or for that matter knowledge of my extensive fabric collection, which by the way is 
deposited in various places throughout my house for safekeeping.  Knowing also that _________ 
has also notified the goodwill store should I precede him or her to that great quilt shop in the sky, 
to pick up and dispose of the aforementioned collection.  Therefore I do WILL this collection 
and all other collections related to it, to my dear fellow fabric preservationist ______________.
It is my wish that she, upon hearing of my death and obtaining clear proof of that I did not 
manage (although goodness knows I tried) to take it with me, will come to my home, before the 
goodwill store searches out my collection.  That she should rescue the said collection and stack it 
in my quilting studio, along with my sewing machines, frames, old buttons, lace, patterns, quilts, 
dolls and works in progress.  And after she has done that, she should purchase refreshments for 
all my friends, not yet departed, which friends are also her friends.  Every last one shall be in that 
room and they shall hold a wake and say lots of lovely and kind things about me until they run 
out and then they shall divide amongst themselves my wonderful collection. Be forewarned!  I 
shall be hovering over that very spot until this is done.  They shall then leave this spot and close 
the door, leaving the car, house, stocks, bonds and other worldly nonsense to those who don't 
understand or know any better.
 This is my wish on the matter. 

Signed: _____________________ 

Date: ______________________ 



End note:  I have been informed that this will is written by Eleanor Peace Bailey.