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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I also like the idea of putting the names in the sashing. You could use different color thread for the different families, like you and all your kids/grand kids would be in blue, your sister & her family in green etc. Pull the colors from the embroidery designs. I've done a lot of name embroidery and what I would do is write all the names down. Figure out the longest one and select a font size that will accomodate the name in the space you want to fill. Then use that same font size for all the rest of the names. It gives a more cohesive look. If you have embroidery software, I would pull a small motif from the design, like that little flower thingy on the 'tail' from the first picture you posted. Then you could use this motif to pad out some of the shorter names. So like if you have an Esmerelda and an Ann, you could embroider ;-) Ann ;-), but instead of the smiley faces,you'd put the small motif. Again, this sort of evens everything out.
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Do all the family members live close enough to sign the blocks themselves? Not the embroidery blocks but the other blocks or use a light enough fabric for the border of the quilt and they could sign that and then not take away from your quilt. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by zoey
Do all the family members live close enough to sign the blocks themselves? Not the embroidery blocks but the other blocks or use a light enough fabric for the border of the quilt and they could sign that and then not take away from your quilt. Just a thought.
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They are beautiful.
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Just beautiful. and I am sure whatever you come up with will be as well........May I ask what kind of stabilizer you used.....thanks Rita
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I don't think that would work because some are very young children/babies. Also I'm in Alabama and everyone else is in Florida.[/quote]
sounds like......ROADTRIP! lol |
It would be beautiful anyway you decide to do it. I would most likely use a solid strip between each block (like the green in the stem) so as not to distract from the blocks but to make them POP more. Than a nice border that would use all the colors, and backing to match. Good Luck, would love to see when you have it completed.
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I got the innovis 4000 D and it does great embroidery
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I was thinking yesterday as I was doing mine, for 25 names, maybe you could add them along the borders, or sashing, if you add any..I think that would be nice to add them along the sashing that fits along the edges of the bed.
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Originally Posted by CoriAmD
Are you wanting to create your own embroidery for machine embroidery or hand embroidery?
Maybe you could do something like the flower of the month (using a flower for each month the person was born). Then put the person's name and birth date on that same block. I am sure with that many to do, you want to keep it fairly simple so you can get it done by Mother's Day so I would not do anything terribly elaborate. But I do love you idea! good luck :) |
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