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If you can find a blue sky/clouds fabric, that might work. Also, prints with butterflies.
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I went to an amish shop the other day and they have quilt tops that are already pieced, you have to add backing and batting. Don't know about angel fabric though, I didn't see any. I bought an Amazing Grace panel a few years ago (can't remember if it was at Joann's or a private shop). It has Jesus looking down on a scene with angels, and sheep in a pasture with a bridge and brook.
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Dear Heart, it is wonderful that you are doing this for the hospice. I think the family will be pleased that their family member has a quilt made with love, regardless of the design. I know I would be.
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Why cut the prayer out? I think it fits the occasion perfectly.
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Originally Posted by debbieoh
Found a perfect Panel for one quilt Now just to win the auction on ebay
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Not to thwart anybody's wonderful kindness in making quilts for hospice patients, but it's good to remember that not everyone in Hospice is a Christian and not everybody nor their families might appreciate quilts with angels, Christian prayers, or other overtly religious themes. For example, patients might be Jewish, Hindu, Muslim or just folks who are not religious at all. Lovely quilts are for sure going to be appreciated but this is just something that occurred to me.
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Beautiful idea!
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Originally Posted by debbieoh
Does anyone know of a website that offer fabric panels? I offered to make 4 to 6 quilts for the hospice I volunteer at.
They will be used in the last hours of a patients life. I really believe they would make a sad experience for the fa,ily a bit more peaceful if there loved one was covered with a quilt than a hospital sheet. I thought if I could find suitable Panels I could use them as the center and put quilt squares around it with a solid border. I went to Joanne's the only place to buy fabric around here. What a disappointment. No Panels, no fabric with angels or peace doves. Any ideas would be appreciated . Unfortunitly cost has to be considered . So if you have any ideas who sells panels, or suitable fabric Would love your ideas. I have a embroidery machine BUT my machine doesn't do larger designs its a cheapie but a goody LOL!!. I plan to enlarge a peace Dove our Hospice uses and applicate a large panel for one of the quilts. If it looks ok will make a couple with squares surrounding it. what do you Think. PLEASE be honest. I want them to bring peace to the families THANKS Debbie Forgot I'm not the best quilter in the world so any easy quilting idea's also would help. Great at making the tops but man quilting is somethiing else |
http://www.favoritefabric.com/cgi/co..._patterns.html
This site has free patterns but also some really nice panels that men would appreciate, as well as an angel quilt. |
i got most of my panels at ebay just put in fabric panels they were all delivered promptly and i got good prices just watch the sizes i got 2 that were a little smaller than i thought they would be but i made them work i have some of the ones i made for christmas posted here these are aall from ebay.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-108520-1.htm |
Hi, I think what you are doing is great. I like the serenity prayer,theme. You could just make a templet of the arches, and have the arches whatever color you want, then the background could be anything, each arch a different color, you could buy used 100o/o percent cotton t shirts, or other clothing that had images on them you could cut out and use
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Originally Posted by KathyAire
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Originally Posted by debbieoh
Does anyone know of a website that offer fabric panels? I offered to make 4 to 6 quilts for the hospice I volunteer at.
They will be used in the last hours of a patients life. I really believe they would make a sad experience for the fa,ily a bit more peaceful if there loved one was covered with a quilt than a hospital sheet. I thought if I could find suitable Panels I could use them as the center and put quilt squares around it with a solid border. I went to Joanne's the only place to buy fabric around here. What a disappointment. No Panels, no fabric with angels or peace doves. Any ideas would be appreciated . Unfortunitly cost has to be considered . So if you have any ideas who sells panels, or suitable fabric Would love your ideas. I have a embroidery machine BUT my machine doesn't do larger designs its a cheapie but a goody LOL!!. I plan to enlarge a peace Dove our Hospice uses and applicate a large panel for one of the quilts. If it looks ok will make a couple with squares surrounding it. what do you Think. PLEASE be honest. I want them to bring peace to the families THANKS Debbie Forgot I'm not the best quilter in the world so any easy quilting idea's also would help. Great at making the tops but man quilting is somethiing else we can go from there. She would only want the postage to send it to someone. |
Hancock's of Paducah sent me an email ad today and there were many panels in the clearanced selections.
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/ItemList--$3.98-per-yard-Close-Out-Sale-Quilting-Fabric--m-3579 |
Also consider patriotic themed panels for veterans.
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You can find LOTS and LOTS of panels on eBay. I've purchased a few from some wonderful sellers. :wink:
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I haven't read all of the post so it has most likely been mentioned but I get panels on etsy as well as ebay often for just a few bucks each.
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I am going to go through my stash I pm u what I have
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Debbie,
PM me your address as I have a panel called Amazing Grace I will send you to complete for your hospice. A very dear friend of mine lost his battle with cancer last year and the hospice was such a peaceful & caring place for his family and friends to spend his last days. Thank you for your time and caring of all that spend their last days in hospice. Brenda |
Debbie, could you just cover the prayer with an angel???
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Originally Posted by wolflady
Debbie, could you just cover the prayer with an angel???
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Originally Posted by debbieoh
Does anyone know of a website that offer fabric panels? I offered to make 4 to 6 quilts for the hospice I volunteer at.
They will be used in the last hours of a patients life. I really believe they would make a sad experience for the fa,ily a bit more peaceful if there loved one was covered with a quilt than a hospital sheet. I thought if I could find suitable Panels I could use them as the center and put quilt squares around it with a solid border. I went to Joanne's the only place to buy fabric around here. What a disappointment. No Panels, no fabric with angels or peace doves. Any ideas would be appreciated . Unfortunitly cost has to be considered . So if you have any ideas who sells panels, or suitable fabric Would love your ideas. I have a embroidery machine BUT my machine doesn't do larger designs its a cheapie but a goody LOL!!. I plan to enlarge a peace Dove our Hospice uses and applicate a large panel for one of the quilts. If it looks ok will make a couple with squares surrounding it. what do you Think. PLEASE be honest. I want them to bring peace to the families THANKS Debbie Forgot I'm not the best quilter in the world so any easy quilting idea's also would help. Great at making the tops but man quilting is somethiing else |
Mark, so sorry that i offended you, by saying to cover the prayer. It was just a thought that might help her to use the fabric.
Dusty |
I've seen some of the on-line fabric shops have categories that list panels -I look at all categories and I don't remember which ones but I seem to remember 1 or 2 sites with Doves also you could narrow your search to Religious themed fabrics.Also Christmas fabrics, Its a wonderful thing you are doing for Hospice families They were with us in our home for my dearly missed Husbands final days They are all Angels
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Originally Posted by debbieoh
I have this panel but not too sure if the Serenity prayer that's on it is right to use in this case . Its beautiful trying to figure out how I could cut the prayer out and add something else
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Try E-Bay. I have seen a lot of panels there.
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My lqs has panels and her web site it nustyle.com she has lots check them out
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is nustyle.com the correct website. checked it out and it doesn't have any fabric link.
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I can't find their website by any chance do you know it. I'm TRYING to have the high bid on the one on ebay BUT it looks like its going to end up too high. already up to $7 with a whole day left. and to boot it ends at midnight. Going to TRY and stay up till the end but....LOL!!
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I was at hospice yesterday and took pictures. Was thinking of making a few with the dove symbol they use. Haven't appliqued alot but I can learn. My son has a projector that I can enlarge the design.
Have to start writing everyone's idea down and get organized. Today Looks like I'll have some free time to get my brain working. Thanks everyone for your help and of course would love all ideas. Debbie quilt that is displayed in the main room [ATTACH=CONFIG]174193[/ATTACH] stain glass in Chapel [ATTACH=CONFIG]174194[/ATTACH] magnet they put on door [ATTACH=CONFIG]174195[/ATTACH] This is a handout cover [ATTACH=CONFIG]174196[/ATTACH] |
Try this site: http://www.jerisquiltpatch.com/onlypanels.html. There might be some that you can use. Love and God's blessing, Quilting Joan
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Keepsakequilting.com or Marshalls.com both have Panels. I think either would have what you are looking for.
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Originally Posted by danade
Not to thwart anybody's wonderful kindness in making quilts for hospice patients, but it's good to remember that not everyone in Hospice is a Christian and not everybody nor their families might appreciate quilts with angels, Christian prayers, or other overtly religious themes. For example, patients might be Jewish, Hindu, Muslim or just folks who are not religious at all. Lovely quilts are for sure going to be appreciated but this is just something that occurred to me.
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Originally Posted by angieh1964
i got most of my panels at ebay just put in fabric panels they were all delivered promptly and i got good prices just watch the sizes i got 2 that were a little smaller than i thought they would be but i made them work i have some of the ones i made for christmas posted here these are aall from ebay.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-108520-1.htm |
Originally Posted by quilter2theend
I went to an amish shop the other day and they have quilt tops that are already pieced, you have to add backing and batting. Don't know about angel fabric though, I didn't see any. I bought an Amazing Grace panel a few years ago (can't remember if it was at Joann's or a private shop). It has Jesus looking down on a scene with angels, and sheep in a pasture with a bridge and brook.
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fabricdepot.com has panels as well as beautiful and unusual fabric.
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Originally Posted by lalaland
On the construction, if you want to do something simple that really looks nice, make an envelope quilt. You can use batting, or not, right sides together sew around the perimeter, leaving an opening, then turn right side out, sew the opening shut, then run 2 rows of stitches vertically to anchor the batting so it won't shift.
I measure the width of the quilt, divide by 3, then sew the lines at the 1/3 mark. So, if the width is 12", divide by 3 is 4", so I sew a line 4" in from the left side and the right side. It's very simple, it looks nice, you can do it quickly, and they wear extremely well. Also, on panels, look for pillow panels as well. You can cut them and arrange them on a quilt with borders. Here's an envelope quilt I did using pillow panels. |
Originally Posted by pbreon
Originally Posted by debbieoh
Does anyone know of a website that offer fabric panels? I offered to make 4 to 6 quilts for the hospice I volunteer at.
They will be used in the last hours of a patients life. I really believe they would make a sad experience for the fa,ily a bit more peaceful if there loved one was covered with a quilt than a hospital sheet. I thought if I could find suitable Panels I could use them as the center and put quilt squares around it with a solid border. I went to Joanne's the only place to buy fabric around here. What a disappointment. No Panels, no fabric with angels or peace doves. Any ideas would be appreciated . Unfortunitly cost has to be considered . So if you have any ideas who sells panels, or suitable fabric Would love your ideas. I have a embroidery machine BUT my machine doesn't do larger designs its a cheapie but a goody LOL!!. I plan to enlarge a peace Dove our Hospice uses and applicate a large panel for one of the quilts. If it looks ok will make a couple with squares surrounding it. what do you Think. PLEASE be honest. I want them to bring peace to the families THANKS Debbie Forgot I'm not the best quilter in the world so any easy quilting idea's also would help. Great at making the tops but man quilting is somethiing else Hope I didn't ramble too much... i loved my job, because I never looked at it as a job. , came to a passionate Love for the family as well as being able to be in oneslast moments of their life.. Here is another hint for you that worked well for my volunteers.... wear you Hospice Vol. Name tag, have the Volunteer Coord. make you Bussiness cards, so when you go to the LFS or your LQS, ask if they will offer a discount for the yardage you will be buying....Joann's Hancock's always gave us a disc... I so love your gift of giving. Bless you, your Heart, and your hands...<3 The families need the extra care as well as the patient. I am also a blue Moon volunteer. For people who don't know what that is its someone who sits with someone in their last hours that has no family or family can't be there for some reason. That way they are not alone. alot of People don't understand how I can do it but believe me the peace that surrounds you is unbelieveable. I have a cheapie embroidery machine and believe it or not I've already designed a few labels I think I'll be using. They are just on paper but want to first get some quilts done. my Dream is to complete 14. 1 for each of the rooms at the center. Going to take awhile but its something I want to do. |
You can find panels on equilter.com by putting in panels in the search box. :-)
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I have been trying to post the pictures of the panels and I can't get them to post. Sorry. I'll keep trying.
They both are pictures of the Nativity scene , one is a darker background and the other is a closer up picture. |
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