I finally finished my DH's Christmas present - a rag quilt. One of our favorite things to do is the Sunday morning crossword puzzle together with coffee and surrounded by our "kids" - the dogs. I found this cute flannel for the backing and then the idea grew. The letters are our names, the names of all the dogs we have had since we got married, our anniversary date (no excuses now for not remembering), and the abbreviations of the places we have lived and some random terms such as love, heart, home, etc. It took me a long time because I could only work on it when he wasn't around.

That is a really fun quilt. Where did you find the flannel?

Wonderful, my mom would have loved those, she made crossword puzzles.

What a cute idea! You should somewhere document the significance of all the names so that future generations won't have to wonder.

Different and very creative! I really like it.

Cool!

Very neat! A great idea-thank you for sharing.
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April

Really great idea. Looks cute

Cute idea.

I found it on Ebay but I haven't been able to find any more.

What a treasure!

Really cool quilt! My dad would have loved that one as he used to do crossword puzzles all the time. Looks very cozy.

Such a clever idea! You did a wonderful job, thanks for sharing!

Very cute idea! Great job!

That is treasure to remember for ever.and it is so very nice.

What a gret Idea, love the quilt.

Fun!

That is really neat! He'll love it!

Great idea, well executed! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

Love it!! That is how I love to quilt. I get an idea and then it just starts to GROW!

That quilt is wonderful. I've never seen one like it. :)

How unique! Great job!

Wonderful job

Wonderful idea! Looks great!

Such a wonderful memory quilt. You will both enjoy it.

Love crosswords. Love your quilt even more.

What a clever idea. I bet he will treasure it for many years to come.

Great job!

Great idea for a memorable quilt. Why not take your intro paragraph to this link and make one big label?

Neat idea. Love the idea and the quilt is darling.

Thanks for the great idea. And to all of you for the wonderful comments about my quilt.

Cute and very different.

What a great quilt...he'll love it :thumbup:

That is a wonderful quilt!

great idea , i`ll bet hubby was thrilled.

COOL!!!!!!!

Terrific! Great idea. I do a lot of puzzles.....this is great~!

You are welcome..........and don't you just love this Board? So many people helping others!

Yes, I love this forum. The only problem is that every day I learn about a new quilt to make. My projects are growing faster than I can keep up with. I guess there could be worse things to worry about.
PS I printed out the paragraph (on fabric sheet) as you suggested and I will sew in on the back.

So clever.