My DH's family doesn't have a 'coffin quilt', but when my MIL passed away, we (her daughters-in-law) wanted to honor her and start a tradition with a family funeral pall to drape over the casket. The center is an appliqued flower with 9 petals (9 children) and the center if the flower is machine-embroidered with the names of DH's parents. There is one other name on it...that of one of the grandchildren. It is a beautiful piece of remembrance.