Signature Quilt Instructions for the Signing Table
09-09-2014, 05:45 PM
#11
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My fear would be that some of the youngsters would be tempted to mar the quilt with naughty quotes and unseemly comments. I do so hope that the quilt attendant will be most vigilant. And please do provide a dictionary. Spelling is so lacking amongst the younger generation.
09-11-2014, 10:01 AM
#12
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First I just want to say that your top is gorgeous !
As for a saying, perhaps something along the lines of :
" May your many wishes add to the warmth of this quilt, that the Bride and Groom may be wrapped in the love of their friends and family in the years to come "
As for a saying, perhaps something along the lines of :
" May your many wishes add to the warmth of this quilt, that the Bride and Groom may be wrapped in the love of their friends and family in the years to come "
09-11-2014, 10:29 AM
#13
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Lovely idea, and it's going to be such a brilliant memory made for them.
On the point of fretting over it being spoiled by an unthinking idiot; could you not cut the size of the blocks in paper and have most folks write out what they would like to say on those, pin them onto the patch they choose and then later simply copy those onto printable paper and iron it on ?
That way you can make sure you don't need to unpick and remove something not 'suitable', iimmc.
More work with the scanner, but not any worrying about the quilt top on the day when you're busy and wanting to socialise too.
The quilt top could be hung up where it could be seen but not so likely to be scrawled upon.
The sad thing is that there's always someone who thinks they're being 'clever/smart/cool/clown'.
I hope the wedding goes well, the happy couple truly are, and that the quilt is a great success story
Mary
On the point of fretting over it being spoiled by an unthinking idiot; could you not cut the size of the blocks in paper and have most folks write out what they would like to say on those, pin them onto the patch they choose and then later simply copy those onto printable paper and iron it on ?
That way you can make sure you don't need to unpick and remove something not 'suitable', iimmc.
More work with the scanner, but not any worrying about the quilt top on the day when you're busy and wanting to socialise too.
The quilt top could be hung up where it could be seen but not so likely to be scrawled upon.
The sad thing is that there's always someone who thinks they're being 'clever/smart/cool/clown'.
I hope the wedding goes well, the happy couple truly are, and that the quilt is a great success story
Mary
09-11-2014, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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At our wedding we put out a photo matt for people to sign, and some people DID write some pretty screwball stuff on there. A couple people even did silly little cartoons, one of them of rather questionable taste (but not actually vulgar).
BUT....those are MY screwball friends and family and I knew they were screwballs when I invented them. Even the silly and slightly improper stuff the younger people wrote is sentimental to me because they were only that age for that one year and now they're all grown up and embarrassed about it when I bring it up, LOL. So unless someone writes something truly vulgar or hateful, I say embrace the silly/goofy/screwball stuff along with the sentimental.
That matt was used to frame one of our wedding portraits, and hangs in our bedroom. It's been there "forever" but I still stop and read certain things over and over; and it's the goofiest ones that make me smile the most because to me those bring the "flavor" of the author to my mind the strongest.
Probably really depends on the temperament of the bride & groom and what they like and what they're used to. My whole family is full of nutcases (I include myself in that description) and "rebels" so your mileage may vary!
BUT....those are MY screwball friends and family and I knew they were screwballs when I invented them. Even the silly and slightly improper stuff the younger people wrote is sentimental to me because they were only that age for that one year and now they're all grown up and embarrassed about it when I bring it up, LOL. So unless someone writes something truly vulgar or hateful, I say embrace the silly/goofy/screwball stuff along with the sentimental.
That matt was used to frame one of our wedding portraits, and hangs in our bedroom. It's been there "forever" but I still stop and read certain things over and over; and it's the goofiest ones that make me smile the most because to me those bring the "flavor" of the author to my mind the strongest.
Probably really depends on the temperament of the bride & groom and what they like and what they're used to. My whole family is full of nutcases (I include myself in that description) and "rebels" so your mileage may vary!
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