Casket cover quilt vs. casket flowers
#112
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Originally Posted by Aurora
Originally Posted by betty jo
I work at (2) local funeral homes and since working there I see the waste in funeral flowers, especially the casket flowers which cost several hundred dollars..soooo....I decided I would quilt me a quilt to go on my casket and my family can take it home with them. Has anyone else thought about doing this??? I know we don't like to think about death, but it is coming to all of us.
#114
There is a lady in out Quilt Guild that has done this. It is beautiful. She did it in different crosses. It is a sight to be seen. Her kids were not happy, but if that is what she wants that is her decision.
#115
My sister-in- law was a marvelous quilter and at the time of her passing we hung selected quilts about the room for the visitation and yes, one on the casket that was a particular favorite of hers. She had flowers also but that was to honor her love of roadside wild flowers.
The sanctuary of the church was also decorated with her quilts and still more were in the fellowship hall for the meal after the funeral service.
So many folks were surprised at the number of quilts she had completed and others brought quilts she had made for them to the church. Her body of work and gifts to others became her memorial.
I would make the quilt and let your family know of your desires.
The sanctuary of the church was also decorated with her quilts and still more were in the fellowship hall for the meal after the funeral service.
So many folks were surprised at the number of quilts she had completed and others brought quilts she had made for them to the church. Her body of work and gifts to others became her memorial.
I would make the quilt and let your family know of your desires.
#116
Our quilt group has made a hospice quilt that the home uses over the body of a loved one that has died when they are taken from their rooms to the morgue of funeral home. It is an awful thing to witness as a family member and we have had heartfelt thanks from the hospice nurses and families. It is much more dignified and the love involved is appreciated.
#117
Originally Posted by betty jo
I work at (2) local funeral homes and since working there I see the waste in funeral flowers, especially the casket flowers which cost several hundred dollars..soooo....I decided I would quilt me a quilt to go on my casket and my family can take it home with them. Has anyone else thought about doing this??? I know we don't like to think about death, but it is coming to all of us.
#120
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I think flowers are a total waste of money. Beautiful yes,but at todays prices, ugh. Put the money into donations. Anyway, I will have a flag draped over my coffin because I'm a veteran but I want my body snuggled in a homemade quilt, instead of "cheap" cold satin. The history of "coffin quilts" is amazing. They used quilts in past times. Did you know that they ran out of coffins during the "Battle of Gettysburg" and used donated quilts to wrap and bury the soldiers in. Morbid but very interesting to investigate.
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