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Quilting: Memory Quilt
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Memory Quilt

Memory Quilt

Memory Quilt

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Other

Style: Romantic, Formal / Bridal

Materials

100% cotton

What was your inspiration?

Friends of mine were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Their daughter asked me for help in creating a memory quilt for them. She hadn't quilted before and with the date fast approaching, I offered to make it for her. She printed out all the photos (about 40 of them) on fabric sheets and mailed them to me. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do with them. So, I just started framing each photo with different strips of fabric from my stash, played around with the placement of each and before I knew it, it was finished in time.

What are you most proud of?

The fact that I got it finished in time and my friends absolutely loved it! Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the celebration due to illness but I was told it was a big hit.

 

9 comments

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honeybee design on craftsy.com
honeybee design
Mar 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
RXtech see my comment below on another way to incorporate pictures in a t-shirt quilt
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RxTech
Mar 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Where can I learn to do the printing of photos on fabric sheets? My husbands daughter passed away last year at the age of 20 and I want to do a quilt for him with some of her pictures and some of her t-shirts. The photos in that quilt look so clear. What a wonderful gift.
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DorisO
Mar 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I am so sorry for your loss. There are many fabric sheets to choose from. For this project as well as a special label I designed for my mother's quilts that she made in the 1960s or 1970s, I went to Joanne Fabrics and bought Inkjet Printable Fabric Sew-On labels by Dritz, Printed Treasures. You just scan the photos onto your computer, crop or adjust them however you want, then put the fabric sheet into your printer and print. I really like the printed ones better than the iron-on sheets. (The iron-on have a sheen that I don't care for.) After they're printed, you peel off the paper backing and sew them as you would any other block. Good luck. If I can answer any more questions, please feel free to contact me.
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DorisO
Mar 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I just noticed an error in my previous reply. I used Inkjet Printable Fabric Sew-On by Dritz.... (they are not "labels").
honeybee design on craftsy.com
honeybee design
Mar 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
If you only have a few photos that you want to incorporate into a t-shirt quilt you can get a picture put on a T-shirt at Sam's club for only $10. That is what I did for my husbands quilt that way it was t-shirt fabric and blended nicely with the other t-shirts. Look under my projects on craftsy for it.
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yved
Mar 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is my quilt and I absolutely love it. We especially love it because we can appreciate how much work went into making it and that it was made with love. A big Thank You again Doris.
DorisO on craftsy.com
DorisO
Mar 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You're welcome. It was my pleasure to be able to make it for you.
Pat Sloan on craftsy.com
Pat Sloan
Mar 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
What a wonderful gift... you did a fantastic job!
DorisO on craftsy.com
DorisO
Mar 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much.

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