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gingerd 11-17-2017 08:58 AM

Death...quilt label?
 
I want to make my girlfriend's husband's t-shirts into a quilt. Isn't there a "poem" or "saying" that works well in this case? If so, please share or post the link!

Thanks much,
Ginger

linda8450 11-17-2017 09:11 AM

I have seen pillows made from shirts with the following:
This is a shirt I used to wear, whenever you hold it, know that I am there.
You could adapt this to "shirts" and change as needed.

gingerd 11-17-2017 09:45 AM

Thanks Linda!!

maryb119 11-17-2017 01:16 PM


Originally Posted by linda8450 (Post 7945814)
I have seen pillows made from shirts with the following:
This is a shirt I used to wear, whenever you hold it, know that I am there.
You could adapt this to "shirts" and change as needed.

I like this saying! I am working on 3 memory quilts for my nephews from their mom's tee shirts. I may use it on the back. Thanks for sharing.

cindi 11-18-2017 01:24 AM

I wrote this poem that I put on for quilts I made for my siblings and aunts from my mom’s clothing when she passed away:
When you’re sad and feeling blue
And you are missing me,
Wrap up in this cuddle quilt
And I’ll be close, you see.
For I am with always,
Every minute, every day -
I may be up in Heaven now,
But in your heart I’ll stay.

gingerd 11-18-2017 03:14 AM

Nice Cindi....

Thanks so much for sharing!

illinois 11-18-2017 07:32 AM

Do you remember the episode on Little House of the Prairie that a dying mother asked Charles to arrange homes for her children after her passing? I believe Patricia Neal was the star. At the end she says something to the effect of Do not remember me with tears but with smiles and laughter as that is how I will remember you. Perhaps you can find her exact quote online?? but it is a favorite of mine.

Kath12 11-18-2017 07:38 AM


Originally Posted by cindi (Post 7946172)
I wrote this poem that I put on for quilts I made for my siblings and aunts from my mom’s clothing when she passed away:
When you’re sad and feeling blue
And you are missing me,
Wrap up in this cuddle quilt
And I’ll be close, you see.
For I am with always,
Every minute, every day -
I may be up in Heaven now,
But in your heart I’ll stay.

Thank you for sharing your poem, I am in the process of making three quilts from my Brother's drawings (I traced them onto fabric and am embroidering them) and his shirts (He always wore long sleeved white shirts).

Roxanne 11-18-2017 08:01 AM

My baby sister lost her husband last January a few days after their anniversary. She and her father in law are having a difficult time with it and asked me to make them quilts from his shirts. I’ve never done one, but for her, I’d do anything to help her smile again. I think the poems are lovely and think I’ll steal your ideas, if that’s acceptable?

Ellen 1 11-18-2017 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by gingerd (Post 7945804)
I want to make my girlfriend's husband's t-shirts into a quilt. Isn't there a "poem" or "saying" that works well in this case? If so, please share or post the link!

Thanks much,
Ginger

Love, love the Patricia NcNeal quote. I saw that episode and wrote it down.

I made a quilt with my cousins shirts for his mother. I put his favorite hymn on it. (This quilt is based on a Sewing With Nancy episode of modern quilts about 2-3 years ago).


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