Made from clothing
Memory Quilt from Men's shirts
My most recent quilt order is a photo memory quilt for VFA-83 The Rampagers (F/A-18 Squadron). As a departing gift, the Commanding Officer's Wife (or commonly referred to as The COW) requested a quilt comprised of squares made by each family in the Squadron. I received a phone call last year from the woman in…
I actually made this set of memory quilts a year ago after my dear friend's grandmother passed away. They're all made of pieces of her clothes. It meant a lot to me to be able to connect and hopefully comfort my friend and her family with these memory quilts.
In memory of Mark Warren Malcolm, custom quilt for his wife Sally, using his clothing.
In memory of Mark Warren Malcolm, custom quilt for his daughter, Tiffany, using his clothing.
Hills Memory Quilt - made for Jay Purdum son, Vence. This quilt was made out of a few of Jay's dad's t-shirts and denim shirts from when he worked at Hills. I used as much denim as I could and added a large piece of black and blue flannel for the backing to make it even warmer.😘
Sue completed a memory quilt project this week - this is her story. I haven't been doing many commissions, but this was a request by a former co-worker for a belated wedding gift for another former co-worker, so how could I refuse? I agreed to make something using the wedding invitation, but really didn't have a plan until I had the invitation in hand. My initial thoughts were to create a transfer, but in the end it was easiest to just use the actual invitation in a mixed media piece. I started with the background fabric and taped off the dimensions of the front, since it was to be mounted on an 11 x 14 art canvas. After playing with layout ideas, I determined a sequence for putting it together. The next photo is a general idea of what I was aiming for, using some vintage lace and a doily and other embellishements. It became apparent that I would need to quilt the background first, if it was going to be quilted at all. So I cut a piece of fusible fleece to fit the 11 x 14 dimension and fused it to the wrong side. Then I quilted it with an all-over loopy design. Next was figuring out placement of the design elements. The doily was first; it was fused together where the folded layers overlapped, and then fused into place on the background. The invitation would overlap the doily at the bottom. Fusible was applied to the back of the invitation, and then the lace trim was fused just under the edge on 3 sides. After it was fused in place, the next step was placement of the vines and flowers. Rather than stitching down the vines, the flowers were used to anchor them in place. The last element to be added was the felted heart, which is also fused in place. The final step was mounting it on the canvas. After carefully positioning, the extra fabric was wrapped to the back and stapled in place. A piece of felt was used to cover the back, also stapled in place. The finished piece. Hope the recipient likes it!
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Take a trip down memory lane with these memory quilt ideas. They make perfect presents for sentimental friends and family. Sew your own memory quilt today.
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Appliqué memory quilt design made from cotton clothing
