Finally finished wedding memories wall hanging for son and DIL on Christmas eve. Took these photos very quickly and they aren't as clear as they could be.

I used the groomsman's tie, which was also made from the bridesmaid's fabric, in the quilt and used one of the wedding charms DIL was given on the day to pin the tie down. I also used organza, satin and crystals from her dress.

The lavender/blue colour was very difficult to match/co-ordinate so I was limited in my choice of additional fabrics but was happy with the end result.

My husband cross-stitched the wedding bells as his contribution.

WOW! That is so beautiful! You did an incredible job on this. :)

DeeCee, that is awesome. What a great keep-sake.

Oh what a beautiful memory quilt. You all did a wondeful job!

Impressive. What a treasure. Your husbands crossstitching
is also impressive :thumbup:

What a wonderful idea :!: :-P :!:

That's exquisite! And a great idea!!!

Who wouldn't love to receive such a personal gift!!!

A really lovely keepsake! You both did a great job!

Just Beautiful!!!

Beautiful... What a great keepsake..

That is just absolutely beautiful!!!
:) :)

What a wonderful keepsake!!

Oh My! that is really great.

That is sooooo beautiful!! Love the wedding bells your DH did! You are soooo artistic! Forever treasured and adored... :D :D :thumbup:

Wow! What a beautiful memory! Fantastic job!!

Very, very nice! A wonderful quilt to be cherished for many years to come!

so beautiful... and the cross stitching is a work of art in and of itself!

That is GORGEOUS

Wow - what a keepsake! Great job!

awwwww what a wonderful job. great keepsake...great mom and dad to do something so nice.

What a fabulous and unique gift!!!
Lovely work, and beautiful colors....

What a wonderful wall hanging. I'm sure they will treasure it.

Very beautiful work!! I am sure this will be treasured by them for many, many years to come. How thoughtful of you!!!

Beautiful!!!

Wow, this is lovely.
Muriel

Thanks for your kind comments everyone.

It's lovely for the bride to have little things that bring back memories that might not be captured in photo albums but can be included on a quilt.

The something borrowed that Melinda carried was a very small gold bow charm that belonged to me - she sewed it to her lingerie. I have sewn in onto the wall hanging.

The pink panel with verse was part of the wedding card my hubby and I gave to them.

There was one photo when they were signing the register and they shared a joke with the minister that was too blurry to use but it was a lovely moment so I have used it for the label.

Having Dad contribute the cross stitch block makes it that much more special as well.

what a beautiful quilt.... :D

What a great keepsake, the design is just perfect!!!

what a lovely idea, i've never seen one of those before, i don't think we do them in G.B.

wow....how beautiful

Lovely!

WOW!!!! That is an awesome and amazing wall hanging!!! I bet your daughter cried tears of joy when she seen this :D:D:D

That is sooo beautiful. I want one! I kinda want to get married just to get a quilt album like this :D

Thanks again for your kind comments ladies.

It was really fun to do in a scavenger hunt sort of way. Trying to find relevant things to include without bride and groom being aware of it was a bit tricky at times.

I was lucky in that my DD and SIL were the maid of honour and groomsman so wedding dress fabric scraps were secretly acquired from the dressmaker during fittings and SIL donated his tie to me after the wedding. We transported the flowers so I was able to photograph them then before they got bruised.

I kept having to hide everything whenever the kids came to our house. I was surprised I didn't get caught out with stuff hiding in several different rooms.

You have such talent.

Nice job and what a keepsake. :thumbup:

That is so sweet!!! Well done!!

Ditter

I love that your husband contributed. What a wonderful keepsake!

Oh that's such a wonderful gift! I Love it and I'm sure they did too!
Linda/MI

I teared up looking at it---(and I don't even know these people!) Gosh it is so special!