Comments on: Intermittent Inspiration: Memory Projects

By: magpie

magpie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:25:21 +0000

I’ve done just that – I made a few things out of my mother’s old t-shirts – one of which was a small quilt for my brother’s new baby. And I’ll likely make more.

Here’s one post I did about them: http://www.magpiemusing.com/2008/11/repurposed-hats-blankets.html

By: Allison Aller

Allison Aller — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:57:24 +0000

Thank you for writing about my cottage quilt. That was a truly wonderful experience…

A friend of mine has just published a book about making memory, or memorial, quilts. Her name is Deb Rowden and her book is called “Making Memories: Simple Quilts from Cherished Clothing.”
You can find it at Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Memories-Simple-Cherished-Clothing/dp/1935362259/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239144776&sr=1-4

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:20:17 +0000

I like to make quilts from important materials. I use mostly baby clothes that moms can’t part with but can’t use any more. I’ve done some welcome-baby quilts from clothing of the family that is welcoming the baby (i.e. Dad’s shirts Mom’s aprons etc.). I love the idea that the fabric is being reused. I was inspired by traditional quilt-making practices where quilts were made from anything on hand out of necessity.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:30:09 +0000

I haven’t made a memory quilt but I have made many teddy bears. When my dad died several years ago, I made a teddy bear from one of the flannel shirts he loved to wear. Since then, I have probably made about ten or fifteen of them for different people who have lost someone they loved. They seem to give a little solice to those who are grieving.

By: aneela

aneela — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:27:46 +0000

I think the whole quilting process lends itself to quiet contemplation about the future and the past. I love the idea of a memory being stitched into a quilt. I’ve never made one but if I ever did I love the idea of using the fabric from some of the clothes of a loved within a quilt patchwork. It would probably make me cry but in a positive way.