Would you get a quilt tattoo?
08-11-2011, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MsMel
I have three tattoos and each is symbolic of a event in my life, except for my tinkerbell tattoo :) that is just fun, I have a breast cancer ribbon on my left foot that says "Faith, Hope, and Love" done a week post lumpectomy last year, and two dragonflys on an ankle symbolizing my two daughters. I have been looking for something to symbolize my grandson, and I really like the idea of a small quilt block to symbolize each one as they come along....just wonder if I did it if I would get a full quilt :)...and if I did where would I put it...lol
08-11-2011, 05:00 PM
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I have one on my left shoulder..my son did it for me for my 55th birthday..it's a quilt patch..with a banner.."Born to Quilt" I'll try to download a picture of it..it didn't hurt like I thought it would !!
08-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Patti Mahoney
Secretly between you and me..I would love to have one. But, I was devastated when my grandmother became frail and needed a little help with bathing and dressing. She had alot of them, lol...all in conspicuous places, lolol...Wow! The things we DON'T know about our family members... Too afraid to go get one now. I'm gonna be a granny one day, lolololol.......
08-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MelodyWB
I have one on my left shoulder..my son did it for me for my 55th birthday..it's a quilt patch..with a banner.."Born to Quilt" I'll try to download a picture of it..it didn't hurt like I thought it would !!
08-11-2011, 05:06 PM
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I knew a girl who was abused and molested for most of her childhood. When she was grown she had tattoos put on parts of her(I don't know where they are)body to remind herself of the things that had happened to her. She would tell you her story if you asked and point out the different tattoos and tell what they signified. Maybe the telling was her therapy, I don't know.
08-11-2011, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by thelondonzoo
I just teasingly asked my husband if I should get the tattoo of the sewing machine on my boob even though it would stretch as I get older. He said, "Well, you did want a long arm quilter." HAHAHAHA!!!!!!
08-11-2011, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Pegleg
My dad had a cousin that was a prisoner during WWII. They tortured him by tattooing almost his whole body with tattoos applied with bamboo. VERY painful. He was a really nice guy that was turned away by many after he came back home. People didn't like them and wouldn't listen to why he had them. To this day I can't stand to see tattoos. They remind me of how he had been so mistreated first by the Japanese and then by his fellow countrymen.
Thank you for this simple lesson. Some good has come of this sad story.
peace
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