Good morning everyone.......my neighbors son is getting married in August. He is very dear to me and I wanted to make a medium sized wall hanging for the young couples new home. Looking for suggestions and I know all of you can help me come up with a fabulous idea!

I did something similar last year... I waited until they had registered so I could see some of the things that could clue me in on their taste.

Ask the bride to be! Maybe even have her help with choosing pattern and fabric (reality check for her on cost). It is so much better to be sure.

IMHO...I always make a lap quilt. Can't go wrong. It Will always be used. They won't feel obligated to hang it on the wall. Remember tastes do change. If you use scraps, won't be a strain on your budget and you'll make room for new fab to come into you home. Or if you have time..make two..his and hers. Thats fun too!

good thinking

I agree with the suggestion of a lap quilt. As much as I would appreciate and respect the love that went into a wall hanging, it wouldn't go on the wall in my house--it would just look out of place. Lap quilts, however, will go with pretty much anything, especially if you choose a simple, classic pattern like log cabin or Irish chain. Make it a generous size and they can snuggle under it together. :)

I also agree about maybe waiting until they have a registry somewhere--that will give you a clue as to their color taste and style.

I agree with the above, make a smallish lap quilt, but put a hanging sleeve on it to give them the option. Looking at her registry is also a good idea.

I think lap quilts are the way to go -- it's functional, and therefore more likely to be appreciated. Wall hangings are basically art -- and art is so subjective when it comes to what people like. I'd be too afraid of giving someone something that they would hate, that they would feel they had to hang up!

Lap quilt sounds better choice... and non-quilters really are not that good at choosing fabrics for a quilt. You know best about color impact combinations....

One thing that is popular and would be much appreciated as a wall hanging, is something with their new last name on it.

don't know if you have an embroidery machine or want to do applique, but a wall hanging that says somthing like "Welcome to the Andersons"
or "The Smiths Est. 2011"

Ask the neighbor what their taste is - she should know the colors in their home. I think a lap quilt is a great idea. If you want it would be special to use muslin or white or beige in a rail fence and have friends and family sign it!! You could put a large center block with their names and wedding date or scan their invitition onto the computer fabric square!!!

I made a lap quilt using Fall colors as that was when the wedding took place.

Like this idea a lot

Grandma made one like this for them....great idea, ty

Lovely.....

Go on their registry and see what they had chosen. It will give you an idea of colors and styles they like and what would look good in their home.

How about a Christmas wallhanging. I made one for my DD friends wedding she loved it.

I have used Four Hearts by Four Corners Designs. In cross stitch around the wallhanging I put their first names on top, last name on one side, month and day on the other side and the year at the bottom then I bordered it. Good Luck!

I would wait to see what their colors are in their new home. Or, you could ask them which colors they were like in a quilt. This is what I did before I made my quilt, which ended up being 103 X103 for their bed. It came out beautiful.

I always make a Christmas lap quilt. That way it will always fit their color schemes and they will think of you each Christmas (Hopefully more often than that). I've seen some of these used as lap quilts, and some as wall hangings or hung from balcony (inside) railings.

i like your idea!

you could do lap quilts but you could incorporate things that are on their invitations,such as colors or pictures or even if you have a embroidery machine you could do the whole invitation and put it on the lap quilt

You could make as his and hers as suggested above, then put snaps down one side of each, so they can be used as one for snuggling.

I'm not sure of the name of this type of quilt, but would they like to have one with places for people to sign at the reception?

I just helped a friend make one for her daughter's wedding and they LOVED it.