Memory quilt from shirts
 

MEMORY QUILT

My husbands baby brother died , losing his battle with cancer, April 27th. A day or two after the funeral, my sister in law Jenny, asked if I would make her a quilt from his western shirts. So...this is it. Most of his shirts had stripes and usually had a red or burgundy in the stripe. Jenny wanted just plain squares blocked off, so I bought the red blended for the sashing and blue blended 108inch for the cornerstones and backing. I felt it was too busy trying to put the squares together because of all the stripes. Also, Jenny didn’t want to sash with a lighter color and since the squares were mostly dark I went bright with the sashing, so you could see some division. It is 90 inches x 96 and I just stipple/ free motion quilted. I used a dark gray thread. She has not seen it yet, but I plan on giving her this on Fathers Day. I also made something for the daughters and will give them all that day since it will be a hard day for them. Maybe this will give them all a little happiness on their first Father’s Day without him.

I am sure she will love. It is beautiful.

Very nice.

Truly a labor of love !

You did an amazing job !

What a beautiful meaningful gift that will bring her comfort and loving memories of her husband. You did an fantastic job and I know she will appreciate all love that went into making it for her.

You did a great job figuring out how to deal with all the stripes. Your quilting is so nice! Jenny will love it for sure!

That quilt will mean so much to your sister in law.

Toogie, that's not only beautiful but such a nice thing to do. I lost my Dad on the eve of Father's day. Talk about hard :(

Wow, that is nice!

Such a thoughtful thing to do - very nice quilt and one of a kind!

Beautiful quilt and wonderful keepsake.

Shannon

This quilt has a calming effect. I am sure your SIL will love it and treasure it.

I loaded my pic on my pc and hope it comes right side up here. Don't you like it better with the stripes going across side to side than up and down?
I do want to thank all of you that have taken the time to comment. I am beginning to like it more. I am not a 'red' gal, that's my middle sister.-lol

I like it either way. Still beautiful and I like the colors.

I love the way that you managed to make the stripes stand out from one another. What a fitting way to honor your brother-in-law's memory. I am sure it will be well-loved and when she is feeling down, she can wrap up in it and feel his presence surround her once again. Great job!

WOW! That is just gorgeous!

Wonderful and so huge, too. I know this will mean a lot to your sister in law.

You did a wonderful job with all those striped shirts. One of the best memory quilts I've seen.

A wonderful quilt full of memories. I'm sure his wife and daughters will find comfort with this quilt and gifts. I did the same thing with my mom's house dresses when she died and I gave the quilt to my step -father for his 90th birthday. He passed away and I now have the quilt and I love the feel of the soft fabric and all of the memories of have of my mom wearing those dresses. All of them are very bright colors.

What a treasure!

Very nice memory quilt for her. I am sure she will treasure it forever.

It’s beautiful. I just know she will love it. And maybe shed a tear or two into it

Absolutely touching and amazing! Something to be forever cherished!!

Very pretty, love the layout. Wonderful act of love and support. ❤️

I'm so sorry for your loss. This is beautiful and will be such a wonderful keepsake of their Father.