Prayer quilt
 

Has anyone heard of a prayer quilt? and are there patterns for them?

I've heard of prayer shawls, but never a prayer quilt. I suppose if you pray while you quilt that would qualify.

I just typed in "Prayer Quilt" to Google and got hundreds of hits, including some instructions. Most of them have some kind of tie on the block. When the quilt is made by a group of people, they pray and tie the block. Also, most of them are made to give away: hospices, hospitals, nursing homes, new babies, etc.

Anita Goodesign has a new Prayer Quilt and it is done on the Embroidery machine.

A prayer quilt can be any pattern, it usually smaller than a lap quilt. Blockpartysutdios.com has some nice panels and patterns for prayer quilts.

My 35 year old niece, who passed away in March of this year with breast cancer, was given what she called a prayer quilt. It was quilted with long ties - I'm thinking maybe pearl cotton thread. When a person came to see her, they were to say a prayer for her and tie another knot in one of the ties. Each tie had many knots in it - each representing a prayer that had been offered for her.

That remind me of the Jewish Prayer shaw, each knot is a promise from God. I am going to look into the prayer quilt. I know by frist hand that prayers are answer, And I thank God for every person who sent up a prayer for me when I was in a battle with cancer.

This sounds like the what was described to me yesterday, Thought is was a great idea, since I have several people in my church that have gone through or are going through chemo. I've never heard of one, Thanks to all who replied. :-)

I have the pattern where you trace handprints of friends and family and applique them onto a block. The person can also print a message or prayer by their handprint. I wanted to do one for my cousin but she went so fast I didn't even get a chance to collect the handprints. So sad. The prayer quilts with the long strings that you tie a knot in ever time you say a prayer sound lovely.

When I wanted to let 3 kids from church, including my nephew, know that I and the entire church was pryaing for them, this is what I did:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ew-t80382.html

I though that was to cute, lol.

Clotilde has one.

I think any prayer that you make for someone that is going through a hard time is considered a prayer quilt. My church ladies mission makes them from cotton fabric & a backing of flannel with the ladies womens mission & three crosses embroried on the flannel. when we have a meeting at church they gather in a circle & touch the quilts & they say a quilt prayer over them. I just picked up 2 this afternoon for a couple I love that lost their 15 yr old son yesterday in a hunting accident. I know then will hold on tight to them & feel loved. Thanks CAthy A