Remembrance item ideas?
05-19-2018, 04:43 PM
#11
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A family friend made bears out of two of my dad's flannel shirts. She used details like the collars and button placket. Each is different. I got the one with the repair patch. She machine embroidered his initials on the bears foot.
05-20-2018, 07:14 AM
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I've made several remembrance quilts. There was not a lot of cotton involved! I used a stabilizer on the back on most pieces, very similar to the way t-shirts quilts are made. I think most of these quilts are decorative and aren't used like a traditional quilt. They are great conversation starters and bring up so many memories.
05-20-2018, 11:18 PM
#17
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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My best friend used the jackets of her co-grandparent. She cut our the designs and put them on fabric and made pillows for the family. Of course, the co-grandmother had made the designs by painting on the jackets; she was a talented artist.
05-21-2018, 07:22 AM
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South Dakota
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I wanted to do something similar for my relatives after my Mom and Dad passed. I'm using a circle fussy cut from one of my Mom's shirts (she loved ones with emblishements) and a square of 2" squares cut from my Dad's striped shirts. The are part of the label that is going on the back of each quilt.
With 10 siblings and over 25 grand children, there was not enough clothing to do anything using a lot on the front of the quilt.
With 10 siblings and over 25 grand children, there was not enough clothing to do anything using a lot on the front of the quilt.
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