Awesome thing to do and have on the stone :)

I have lost both parents and my entire mother's side of the family, at 40 yrs. old, and responsible for the burial 4 of them... it is the nicest thing you can do for your family. It will save a ton of "wondering", "did we do the right thing?", "is that what he/ she would have really wanted?" It will also settle any disputes that may arise as well. Bravo to you and although they might not be keen on knowing/ thinking about it right now, they will be soooo thankful when the time comes :)

Well, then I'm weird too! DH and I love cemeteries. There's something beautiful about them, and I always think about all the stories there must be of all the people buried there...

awesome idea!

Hey, I got my plot for my birthday this year! I didn't think it was weird. My husband and I went and picked out our spot together. It's all paid for so one less thing for the kids to worry about. My best friend picked out a needle and spool of thread for her tombstone. The sad part is, I got to visit her spot last year.

No, my hubby and I picked out our headstone years ago.

Not weird at all. My folks prepaid for their funerals, including headstones, in installment payments many years ago - certainly saved us having to deal with burial issues and costs as we mourned the loss when each died.

It might be strange if you are going to keep it in the livingroom. lol
Seriously, this is a very thoughtful thing. The more prepared we are, the greater the gift to leave our loved ones.

I think it's a great idea to do the sewing machine emblem- could even add words : "still sewing" "died with the most fabric" "sewing in the beyond" "gone to the big fabric store" "now making quilts for angels" May sound tacky now but think of the things that are on tombstones in early western towns- some of them are quite amusing but told a story about the person- their history is told on their tombstones.

I think the idea of sewing machine or quilt is good. When my parents passed we all thought of an antique tractor for dad but couldn't think of something for mom so we skipped it, but sewig machine would have been perfect. We also did do the parents of for the back.