I was asked if I had enough time to quickly quilt on 4 lap quilts. I said yes after hearing the story. A friend of mine lost her husband a year ago and she wanted to make 4 quilts (one for each of their children) and have the quilts made out of the Dad's shirts. So all 4 quilts were made and I long-armed them together in time for Christmas. The picture below is the daughters quilt with 4 hearts in it. Wont that be a great gift for them? :-D

Great gifts and great story. It was nice that you were able to get these done for her.

So nice of you. Good job.

Absolutely beautiful. What a wonderful setting.

What a nice thing for you to do at this busy time of year. I am sure they will be so much loved and appreciated. You are one of the 'special' quilters.

Wonderful quilt and wonderful idea!

I have a lump in my throat. So beautiful.

So sweet!

So special. We lost a dear friend a week ago, and I want to suggest this to the wife for their 2 grown children. Just don't want to do it too soon, or wait to long. He was a teacher and a very strong christian. I already have symbols in my mind...your quilts are beautiful...love the hearts. Christ*mas Blessings

They will be cherished forever!!!

So nice of you to make such a special quilt ... beautiful!

Very nice - I like the hearts on it.Makes it really special

what a loving thing to do

Awww what a great remembrance of dad. I would have loved to have made a quilt out of my dad's flannel shirts after he passed but sadly my sister took it upon herself to get rid of all of his clothes before asking. I really love this quilt and what it symbolizes. great job.

I just love the quilt, and the thoughts behind them. Thanks for sharing and for helping her out.

Bless you and I'm sure they will cherish them !

Kudos to you. What wonderful treasures!!

What a sweet thing to do. Each child will have a special quilty hug from their father.

You are a real jewel to take on making 4 quilts by Christmas. I know they will cherish the memory of their Dad. My friend made a quilt from her husband's plaid shirts and called it her "quilt of tears". I hope she will get past the feeling.

Such a special gift. God bless you...

How wonderful is that and you for helping

:( Makes me want to make quilts out of my husband's shirts now, I have saved them for A LONG time. He still is here! I just like to save fabric.
how sad, but great of you to do this for that family.
Blessings,

What a wonderful story & a wonderful person to get the quilts done. Simply beautiful.

That turned out very well! Great job!! :thumbup: :-D

That is so nice. :)

such a nice gift

That was so great of you to do that. We had a nurse from Hospice ask our guild to make a t-shirt quilt for a daughter who lost her mother this year. The mother had intended it for Christmas. Well it got done and it sure makes you feel so good inside.

Beautiful quilt. Beautiful expression of your thoughtfulness for these children. Surely they will feel their dad's arms around them when wrapped in these quilts.

That will be such a special gift for them to cherish forever. I am in the process of doing the same thing for a niece who lost her husband and has 3 girls. I was thrilled when she asked me to make them each a quilt.

That is just awesome! Now they will be wrapped with dad's arms every night! What an awesome idea!!

What a loving memory quilt for all of them. Great job! :thumbup:

What a lovely quilting story. Thanks for sharing.

What a great and thoughtful gift for them.

Gorgeous.

Oh how wonderful. What a beautiful gift.

This. :thumbup:

Great job.....you made time at Christmas for the IMPORTANT things. God bless you :)

That is a beautiful quilt that will surely be treasured. My sister made a similar type of quilt for my mom, out of my dad's shirts, after he passed away. The quilt is a favorite topic for everyone in the family. There have been so many stories shared among the family members about the different adventures we each remember having with my dad when he was wearing one of the shirts that is now preserved in the quilt. It is a really nice memento of a person's life.

wonderful quilts..you are a wonderful friend..brought tears to my eyes.. :thumbup:

This will be so loved and cherished!

great quilt using dad's shirts .. will we see photos of the others as well or are they basically all the same?

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA