Thread: Passage Quilts....who does them

I like that tribute!
Sandy

Originally Posted by Bneighbor

My niece lost her baby 2 years ago, passing just days before his due date. They were going to bury him in just a t shirt and diaper...I said no no. I made a very sweet gown made of blue satin and white lace . Embroidered his name and birth date. I made a matching casket cover that my niece kept. Then funeral home thought it was a very touching gift. I have since made 3 burial gowns and donated them to the funeral home...no one should bury their baby in just a blanket if I can help it.

I must say the thought of burying that precious little one in just a t-shirt and diaper brought tears to my eyes...thank you for being gracious enough to take the time to do this for him...

my daughter had a still birth. she asked if i would make a quilt for the funeral. i made two - one covered and was buried with the casket and one was given to the parents. each had the baby's monogram on it. my son in law loves that quilt so much he has it hanging on the wall with the portraits of the other 4 children.

Originally Posted by Deborahlees

Who has made Passage Quilts in the past ?????
I first heard about them here on the board yesterday and since and done some searching on the internet....there seems to be a couple different 'forms' of this concept.

One was making quilts out of the deceased persons clothing and then presenting the quilt to the surviving family.

Another was that a quilt was used to cover the body for the trip to the mortuary, the cover the casket and then be presented to the family.

The last one was that the quilter worked with a local Hospice, the quilt was given while the patient was still alive and was allowed to use during their final days, then presented to the family......

I personally like the last one, and have contacted my local Hospice (didn't even know we had one until I 'googled') asking them if they have such a program.....

I know we had a thread on here not to long ago about a casket quilt.....I am thinking this would just take it so many more steps forward.....to give comfort to the living and then to those left behind.....

I am not thinking 'Large Quilts' but more like lap size, many even some prayer shawls would be nice.....

Am anxious to here your opinions, I know this is kinda a morbid subject, but I think a very worthy cause, and feel the comfort level would be great......

I know it's not exactly the same thing, but our church has a Scripture Quilting group where we make quilts for cancer patients. They're lap quilts and they take them to their treatments. Unfortunately, sometimes they don't survive their battle and their quilts are given to family members or they're buried with them. I recently made a quilt for a friend and she just passed last month. I'm comforted with the knowledge that her quilt is now comforting her three children who were left behind. I think it's a great cause that you're considering taking up.

I've, also, heard them called "comfort quilts." My son recently passed away and there was a beautiful bow-tie quilt laying on him at the funeral home. This quilt was not for the family but for the next one who passes. Some places give them to the families, some places do not. In this case, I was glad to let it pass on to another.

When my mom recently passed away the Chaplin brought us a prayer shall told us the history of it, said some scripture and then presented it to us. It was laid over Mom for the scripture reading. I presented it to my dad as a final hug from MOm and it is currently at his home. They can be of great comfort to the bereaved.