Throughout considered one of Donna Jordan’s routine YouTube tutorials on crafts — this episode being easy methods to make and add “drop diamonds” to her quilts — her husband Matt entered to inform viewers she had died.

Throughout the first 12 minutes of the video, Donna defined easy methods to observe alongside the patten and how much cloth was wanted for the quilt she made utilizing designs from her model, Jordan Materials.

“Hello everybody. I am Matt Jordan, and this video will finish proper right here,” he advised her 705,000 subscribers, saying their son James was unable to chop an ending for it.

“Donna has been battling an sickness for just a few years now, and the final three months it obtained extra acute and she or he wanted extra remedies.”

He then revealed that his spouse died on March 14 at round 4 a.m. earlier than detailing how they met and their love story with one another, plus Donna’s love story with making quilts.

“We have been principally engaged on our craft of material and quilting and quilts for about 50 years,” Matt shared.

“Donna cherished what she did. She could not consider she might make cash chopping quilts, making quilts and educating folks easy methods to do them. It was such a blessing to her, and I hope a blessing to you all,” mentioned Matt. “We simply will miss her significantly right here.”

He then opened up about his household, displaying viewers a photograph of their daughters Michelle and Monica and their sons James and Peter.

Whereas Donna has handed, Matt assured her followers that they are going to continued to supply “all types” of content material and proceed her legacy.

“Within the meantime, we’ll simply honor Donna for the particular person she was,” Matt mentioned, holding again tears. “I am simply so comfortable and blessed actually to have her be part of my life, and I hope you all loved her in your life additionally.”

Followers flocked to the remark part beneath the video Matt titled Celebration Of Life: Donna Jordan – Drop Diamonds! to present their condolences.

“I cried for a woman I by no means met however felt like I knew from the numerous tutorials I’ve watched.  My sympathy to the Jordan household. She will likely be deeply missed.” one fan wrote.

“So sorry to your loss. I discovered myself crying for a woman I by no means met however  who offered me (and plenty of extra like myself) with the inspiration to quilt. Thanks Donna. Blessings to all of the household,” one other avid quilter added.

Whereas one other shared the affect Donna had on the quilting world: “Quilter’s all over the world mourn the lack of a instructor who significantly impressed us all.”