A pretty common occurence around here are quilts that are embroidered with the deceaseds name, and set up on an easel, like a flower display, kind of. They are displayed along with the flowers at the funeral.
These are made for the family, not for the coffin. There's a couple of ladies that do them, they have some already made up, and they just embroider what you want when the time comes. They look very nice they way they arrange them on the easels. They are a way of remembering the person passed on. These aren't ever used in the coffin or anything, though. They are usually just traditional quilts, such as churn dash, ohio stars, etc. with nice embroidery.
I love these, and have always purchased one for family members.
I found the book super cheap on Amazon, its from $3-7 on there. I can't wait to get it!
I wonder if there's an ebook version?