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    Old 05-06-2018, 05:31 AM
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    Default Need Suggestions for Nursing Home Door Dec for My Mom

    This will be my mom's first Mothers Day in a nursing home. I want to make something special as a door decoration - she keeps the door open all the time so she will be able to see it a lot. She will be 100 this year but is still Very alert!! Any suggestions? Thanks so much! I have made her several quilts and a wall hanging so want to do something a little different.

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    Old 05-06-2018, 05:56 AM
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    I have a Welcome door hanger on my front door with buttons. I made little quilts to change out each month. I would start her first button on quilt with a Happy Mother's Day applique one.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 05:57 AM
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    Maybe a mini-quilt wall hanging with yo-yo flowers? If you Google “yo-yo flowers” you can find pictures and patterns.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 06:01 AM
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    Maybe something bright, cheery and small. My Mom was in a nursing home for some time and it seems that she liked anything with flowers and bright colors. Good luck and I am sure someone on this board will give you some great ideas.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 06:07 AM
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    Make something that you know she will love.
    If she was a flower person ... then something of that sort.
    Or did she love cats? dogs?
    Was she a quilter? what was her favourite quilt pattern? Then choose it.

    Likewise pick colours that are hers!!
    Ideally bright and perky, so she can see them from afar.

    While the door is open a lot, putting it on the wall,
    might be closer and easier for her to see and enjoy, than on the door.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 06:14 AM
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]594043[/ATTACH]Mine go on my front door in the sun so they have faded.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 06:17 AM
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    For a friend of mine who was in a similar place, I made a small (about 14 inches) wall hanging, one for each month,
    each one with theme for the month. I would change it for her each month & kept them at my house until the
    first of each month. It made her room special to those coming & going. She loved them.
    You could make one for Mother's Day & then add one each month, since it is so close to Mother's Day.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 06:51 AM
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    In reference to the above monthly hangings. What a lovely idea. I wish I had thought of this when my DM and DMIL were in nursing homes. I would like to make something like this for myself, or perhaps as gifts for others. Thank you for the idea.

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    Old 05-06-2018, 09:00 AM
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    I like the monthly wall hanging idea ... or at least seasonal. You wouldn't have to do them all at once, of course.
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    Old 05-06-2018, 09:44 AM
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    Wow Tartan! Those are just awesome. Are those all your own designs? Wonderful idea!!
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