lovingmama

Welcome from Ohio!

ckcowl

you can purchase printer fabric sheets made specifically to print pictures on ... usually available at stores like Joanne fabrics or Michaels. or a local quilt shop. you said you have not made a quilt before...good time to start :thumbup: have you sewn though? it does make it a little easier if you have the sewing machine figured out. i would start with choosing the pictures you want to use and finding the fabric sheets. there are tips and inspiring pics on the package too....oh, and there is a difference between transfer printing and the fabric sheets...one you print the design on the iron this too the fabric, so it's like those (rubbery) iron on transfers on t=shirts...the other is cotton fabric, the ink is set on the fabric and the fabric is used. it does not feel rubbery or different than other fabric. there are plenty of easy patterns to use for your memory quilt. stop by here with questions as you go along :thumbup:

hobbykat1955

I have done several "Memory Quilts"...go to Joanns and buy the cotton printing fabric 10 sheets per package 10.99...I wait for a coupon of 40-50 off. You run thru printer. I usually put several photo's on one sheet. The cotton has paper backing, I remove then use " Lite heat bond" also at Joann's either by the yd or packaged. Iron heat bond to back of cotton...remove that paper backing and then iron it onto my foundation fabric...I then do a decorative stitching around each photo....so simple...

I did this pillow for my Aunt who was in a Nursing Home and had limited space for photo's...pictures of our family

ann clare

Welcome from Ireland

Pam S

Welcome from Kentucky. All of the above is good advice. One of my first quilt projects was a memory quilt for my parents' 80th birthdays. That was only 7 years ago but when I think about it, I could do so much better now. The important thing is that they loved it and I'm sure your nephew will too. Like everybody said, there are lots of sites on the web to give you ideas and there are several books out there with how-tos and ideas also (I'm mid-50s, too so I'm more comfortable with a book in front of me than a computer!). You might be able to find some at the library so you don't have to go out and buy a bunch (quilting is big here and my local libraries have a ton of books but I know others say they can't find any at theirs).
Good luck and feel free to ask if you need any guidance.

LAB55

Hello from Western Maryland !!

Lori B.

Welcome from Michigan.

niabbles

Thank you all for your welcomes and tips. I will have to travel into the Houston area to find any kind of fabric, especially the printable fabric. Bay City, TX is so small, and behind the times, there are no fabric stores and even the Super WalMart no longer sells fabric.

maine ladybug

I'm sure you could find it on-line from a quilt shop and order it.