In Tulsa, on Feb 15, 1932, Eula Mae married Hallie Odis Beall, a brick mason. (At some point both Eula Mae's grandmother Marilla and Hallie's mother Martha moved nearby.)

Under the influence of Marilla and Martha, and especially to keep busy while Hallie was away fighting in World War II, Eula Mae quilted.

But sometime after the war, and after the deaths of her grandmother in 1950 and mother-in-law in 1951, Eula Mae put away the quilt frame and never set it up again. Yet, every spring she carefully, lovingly, aired and refolded all of the quilts and tops.

And, she channeled her creative sewing time into crocheting and making clothes for her daughter.

She had never quite gotten over the death of her mother, Katie, and perhaps this is why she was especially supportive and encouraging to Carol, her only child. Eula Mae managed to pass on her love of sewing, crafting, gardening and taking pictures to her daughter.