Originally Posted by betty jo
I work at (2) local funeral homes and since working there I see the waste in funeral flowers, especially the casket flowers which cost several hundred dollars..soooo....I decided I would quilt me a quilt to go on my casket and my family can take it home with them. Has anyone else thought about doing this??? I know we don't like to think about death, but it is coming to all of us.
One of the most beautiful quilts i ever saw at a quilt show was a coffin quilt made by a woman in the 1700's. That was the day I fell in love with crazy quilts -- it was a lift quilt. Absolutely gorgeous.