What would you add to a memory quilt. Tips and tricks?
02-23-2013, 11:26 AM
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You have a good start there. I too would leave out the boy friend. Relationships can change fast. Pics of her growing up, pics of your home{s}, family, use baby/child clothing if you have it. Favorite places, toys, sayings, etc. Have fun!
02-23-2013, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by fairydawn
You have a good start there. I too would leave out the boy friend. Relationships can change fast. Pics of her growing up, pics of your home{s}, family, use baby/child clothing if you have it. Favorite places, toys, sayings, etc. Have fun!
02-23-2013, 10:15 PM
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When I did the none for my Mother in law I left blank spots for her too add photos if had new additions to family. Grand kids or her grand son getting married etc. I left 5 blank squares to Add photos.
02-24-2013, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I'm not sure I'd include the boyfriend. At 20 (as is my daughter), he may be gone before the quilt is finished. I'd save him for the (bite my tongue) wedding quilt.
Does she read? Something with a favorite childhood book might be nice.
Maybe a silly phrase she said as a child.
Grandparents?
The list is really endless when you get started thinking about it. This could be a really fun quilt to make.
Does she read? Something with a favorite childhood book might be nice.
Maybe a silly phrase she said as a child.
Grandparents?
The list is really endless when you get started thinking about it. This could be a really fun quilt to make.
I was thinking the same. Leave the boyfriend off because if/when? she breaks up with him she will hate looking at that. I agree with the previous poster to make that part of a wedding quilt.
I'm including a picture of different fabrics that I used for my daughter's quilt I made her. Each square represents something from her life/our life as a family For example, the pumpkins in the bottom middle right is because I had a garden and grew pumpkins Apples, because she really loved apples and we have lots here, the matryoshka dolls because we live in Poland these are a popular thing made in the Ukraine that we can buy here, Curious George because we loved reading his books, etc. I had a lot of fabric and they could choose fabrics they wanted for their quilt. I did buy several batches of 6" squares on Ebay with some children's fabrics to help out.
It's not the typical memory quilt with pictures and all because I wanted the kids to use these quilts, and I was kind of afraid that something with pictures would just get in their way while they went to college. I figured they could take this one with them when they left home and have a little part of us with them.
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02-24-2013, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by justflyingin
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I was thinking the same. Leave the boyfriend off because if/when? she breaks up with him she will hate looking at that. I agree with the previous poster to make that part of a wedding quilt.
I'm including a picture of different fabrics that I used for my daughter's quilt I made her. Each square represents something from her life/our life as a family For example, the pumpkins in the bottom middle right is because I had a garden and grew pumpkins Apples, because she really loved apples and we have lots here, the matryoshka dolls because we live in Poland these are a popular thing made in the Ukraine that we can buy here, Curious George because we loved reading his books, etc. I had a lot of fabric and they could choose fabrics they wanted for their quilt. I did buy several batches of 6" squares on Ebay with some children's fabrics to help out.
It's not the typical memory quilt with pictures and all because I wanted the kids to use these quilts, and I was kind of afraid that something with pictures would just get in their way while they went to college. I figured they could take this one with them when they left home and have a little part of us with them.
I was thinking the same. Leave the boyfriend off because if/when? she breaks up with him she will hate looking at that. I agree with the previous poster to make that part of a wedding quilt.
I'm including a picture of different fabrics that I used for my daughter's quilt I made her. Each square represents something from her life/our life as a family For example, the pumpkins in the bottom middle right is because I had a garden and grew pumpkins Apples, because she really loved apples and we have lots here, the matryoshka dolls because we live in Poland these are a popular thing made in the Ukraine that we can buy here, Curious George because we loved reading his books, etc. I had a lot of fabric and they could choose fabrics they wanted for their quilt. I did buy several batches of 6" squares on Ebay with some children's fabrics to help out.
It's not the typical memory quilt with pictures and all because I wanted the kids to use these quilts, and I was kind of afraid that something with pictures would just get in their way while they went to college. I figured they could take this one with them when they left home and have a little part of us with them.
02-24-2013, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by omgtimmcgraw
When I did the none for my Mother in law I left blank spots for her too add photos if had new additions to family. Grand kids or her grand son getting married etc. I left 5 blank squares to Add photos.
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