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Started by Judy in lower Eastern Michigan. Last reply by Deborah Craig Apr 4, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like
I have made four memory quilts and each one was done differently and with each one I learned a few things, mostly what not to do on the next one. Two were pieced and two were appliqued but all were…Continue
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I am now making two memory quilts for my sister and brother after my mom's death in February of this year. I am using shirts and shorts of hers, and also some ties of my dad's. I find it a real comfort to be working on this.
I made a memory quilt for my sister when she lost her husband at age 42 from cancer. She had patched his jeans with colorful fabric, and I was able to cut them up and combine with some other flannel material to make a great quilt. I was able to use some of hte legs as a border, since she requested that it look like jeans. I learned that denim is hard to hand quilt, and used the thicker thread and long stitches. I also learned that it is hard to make that first cut into beloved fabric.
Thank you. I am thinking of making this from his clothing and since the father is a good friend of my husband's I asked my husband to talk to him. The death was on Sunday and having found this site and this page, it was all I could think of to offer comfort to him and his younger sons. I will wait a bit as the service is on Friday and let my husband ask his friend. Thank you so much for the advice. I did a memory wall hanging of my father-in-law with pictures for my mother-in-law years ago. It is now at my house as she passed away and I told my husband that I wanted it for our boys since they they are in some of the pictures I included. His siblings all agreed it should come back to us for our boys. Thank you so much for your advise.
This is a hard one, I agree with Lana about timing.. if it was very recently it could rub a little the wrong way arriving too soon..but they are your friends so do what you think is best.. like she said, you can always wait to present it, maybe when the hurt and anger have passed. A suicide is much harder to deal with than a regular death, so just do what you feel is best.
I have a question and would like some advice. A dear friend's son committed suicide and I am wondering if it would be appropriate to make a memory quilt for his family? It is a very difficult time for them and I am wanting to comfort them not add to the pain they are suffering.
Jeanie, Thank you so much for the Friend Request
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