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Family Name Quilt for Mom from Scrabble Tile Panel
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A while back I saw a Scrabble quilt on the forum, and then I found it in a quilting magazine. My mother doesn't play Scrabble, but she does do crossword puzzles. She is 91 and frequently moves from the bed to the recliner at night when she has trouble sleeping. I wanted to make a quilt that she could use in the recliner.
So... when my sisters and I took a "sisters' retreat" in June, we worked on the layout and design of the quilt. It was quite a challenge to get the names to fit. In addition to the names, there are a few other words that we used, which helped make things fit in. The two letter abbreviations that you see are for the states where people are living. This was so fun to make -- I enjoyed thinking about the people when I was sewing the letters together and quilting, and I am hoping that my mother will be comforted by thinking of her family when she is under this quilt. The letters came on a Hasbro panel that I believe is out of print. Our family had so many "L's" and so many "J's" that I had to purchase 4 panels. I have a lot of letters left over, and I will have to think of another project to use those! |
Very nice! I'm sure your mom will love it.
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That is sooooo neat!!
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What a fun idea for your mom! It's a great quilt
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What a lovely quilt - it will be well loved and used.
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Great Scrabble quilt!
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What a wonderful blessing for your Mom. I am sure she will love it. I love also how you put the cross in there. Thank you for posting your combined sister-quilt.
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Love it. What a great idea.
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What wonderful quilt for your mother! She will treasure it I'm sure.
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So nice, great job !
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What a wonderful quilt. Your mom is going to love it.
I found some tile fabric here if anyone is interested: http://www.equilter.com/product/1366...-24-x-44-panel |
great quilt! I love it
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what a super quilt
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Really cool quilt!!!
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that is a great quilt!!!
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I l o v e y o u r s c r a b b l e q u i l t !!
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Such a wonderful and personal gift for your mom!
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This is the coolest, you did an awesome job. My sister would love this too. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
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A very special, personal quilt, made with a lot of love. Kudos!
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Sew Cool! What a treasure!
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This is totally Precious!!!:thumbup:
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Fabulous quilt. So personal too. You are very creative.
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Absolutely wonderful quilt. Good job!
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I am so impressed with your quilt... what a clever idea.... that is something I would love too since I love crosswords.
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What an amazing quilt--one of the most creative that I've seen!
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That is such a special quilt. My Mother is 94 and still doing crossword puzzles she would love this!!! Great idea!!!
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What a thoughtful gift!
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What a neat idea! Love your quilt!
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wonderful idea and so beautiful result!!!
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I can definitely see why you enjoyed making this quilt...it does look like a lot of fun. I wonder how long it took you to think about the words and how to place them... LOL Your mom is sure to love it.
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Awesome quilt. The scrabble tiles pop out of the background fabric so well. The heart and cross applique make it extra special.
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Love, Love, Love it. Did I say I love it, I do. It is wonderful. What a great gift from you & your sisters.
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What a neat quilt...she will love it!
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I really like to play Scrabble and am teaching it to my grandchildren. So this quilt is perfect. Your mom will just be enthralled every time she looks at it. Wonderful job.
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Wow - I can see why this one took some thinking. Awesome!
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Very nice, great idea!
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That's a wonderful memory quilt; I'm sure that your Mom will treasure it. It's too bad that the fabric isn't in print anymore.
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What a fun and personal idea.
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Originally Posted by waltonalice
(Post 7611487)
That's a wonderful memory quilt; I'm sure that your Mom will treasure it. It's too bad that the fabric isn't in print anymore.
That is where I ordered. They were out of stock for a while, but I was able to get what I needed eventually, plus I got a partial panel on Ebay. If anyone does decide to make a similar quilt, and if you run out of certain letters, I would be happy to send you any of my extras. However, I do not have L, J, and I think, D. Dayle |
Great job. I did a scrabble quilt and my daughter loved it. I am sure your mother will be delighted.
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