Originally Posted by RocketQjQ
Hello,
I'm not sure how I found my way here but I'm glad I did. I really need some help from anyone. My father was recently admitted to a Senior Assisted Living Center in Columbus Ohio. I am his son and I have been living out here in California for the last 30years. After being layed off for the second time, I've suddenly woke up and realized 30yrs have past and I've only been home once. Working in Silicon Valley, life just seemed to fly by. Anyways, my daughter just had a great idea of "obtaining" a Patch Quilt and Ironing on photos of our family. Maybe 25 to 50 photos? I know I could just send him a Photo Album but I think he would love to have a quilt with all his grandkids pictures on it. And here comes my question....since I sew like a Guy with 5 Thumbs, does anyone know where I can buy a full size Patch Work Quilt that has Lots of blank spots all over it so that I can iron on the family photos?? Has anyone ever done this before?? Can quilts be purchased like this? Lord knows if I try to sew one, he'll be 109yrs old before I'm done. It doesn't have to be a fancy or expensive quilt, just one that has about blanks patches all over it for the photos. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I will definitely post a picture of the quilt before shipping it to him.
Thank you .....Ron
Hi Ron, I use Precious Memories in my printer to copy family photos---it's the easiest. You just print it, let it dry for one minute, pull the paper off, run it under cold water for 2 minutes and let it dry flat. The photos on the fabric don't fade any more than regular fabric and they don't bleed. Do an internet search for quilt quilds in your area and ask them to help. You will be swamped with ideas, prices and offers. Make sure that the time frame you wish it done in, the cost (quilted and bound), colors of fabric to be used, and anything else you can think of is spelled out in writing and signed. You are, afterall, contracting a service and both parties need to be protected. And as with anything else, you get what you pay for so the cheapest is not always the best. You also need to specify if you want it tied, machine quilted or hand quilted. Hope this helps.