Originally Posted by Connie Merritt
This is great. I used to embroider my name, date, etc. But I really love this idea. Now to come up with an idea for myself. Thanks
When I made my memory quilt I wrote every day I worked on it. I put in pictures (printed off the computer), poems, recipes, anything that would pertain to the whole quilt, including the names I gave each block, like Roger's Rainbow (when my husband had cancer and was going through chemo, September 11, 2001 - The Day America Changed, including pictures of the TWin Towers, flames, cell phones, My Minnesota, Our Birthdays, Dear Dad, etc., etc., so that my family could understand the quilt, and how important it was to me to make it and how important it is to pass on to our son as an heirloom-not to be used. I ended up with around 150 pages all printed into a looseleaf notebook. I certainly do not mean to sound maudlin, but I learned this from Quilting Board - when I die, in lieu of flowers, I want my Memory Quilt on my casket along with the book. Also, I want the quilt, an heirloom, from my mother, and the quilt, an heirloom, from my grandmother, flanking my casket. Edie That's my provenance.