Memory Quilt
- floracreate3
- Feb 18
- 3 min read
A Memory Quilt is a quilt is designed to celebrate the life of a loved one, a family history or an important event. Often the fabric used is cut from clothes or t-shirts to create the blocks or sashing. Signatures, messages and pictures are easily added to make each quilt unique to the owner or recipient. Signature Quilts and T-Shirt quilts are also types of Memory Quilts.
Benefits of a Memory Quilt
A Memory Quilt made of the clothes of a lost loved one can give comfort to the grieving.
A Memory Quilt made of baby clothes is a fun way to remember all those cute baby outfits.
A Memory Quilt made of blocks from friends is a great gift for a friend who is moving away.
Using t-shirts, uniforms or pictures are a great way to capture the memories of trips, teams and special times.
Memory Quilts may contain MORE than just t-shirts!
Memory Quilts can and should be made up of more than just t-shirts! So many of my quilts contain precious garments other than t-shirts! Select items that are most memorable for you or your loved one. Below is a list of items that work really well in these quilts:
mesh jerseys
high performance shirts like Under Armour
long sleeve and short sleeve knit shirts,
golf shirts
long sleeve, cotton button down shirts-Hawaiian shirts work well
sweat shirts
flannel or fleece pants
pajamas
all baby clothing
ties and handkerchiefs
cotton bed sheets can also be used
high school varsity letters, jacket or sweater
suspenders or aprons
boy scout badges
girl scout badges
baseball patches
canvas bags with nice logos on them
Baptismal outfits
any homemade cloth item-even felt
graduation gowns
Items that don't work well:
wool blankets
hats of any kind
anything that doesn't lay flat like socks
super thick items
button down baseball jerseys
acetate ribbons
garments with holes them. Holey garments makes a holey quilt!
My quilts are priced to reflect everything that goes into making a premier family heirloom. My quilts use only the highest quality materials. There are three basic materials that go into all T-shirt quilts. There is a range of quality for each type of material used. A low priced quilt typically means lower materials were used. My quilts contain the highest quality material, which means a higher priced quilt:
Quality Fabric
High quality fabric is used for the entire backing and binding of the quilts. Fabric comes in many different qualities.
Think of bed sheet thread counts; the lower the thread count, the cheaper the fabric.
Fabrics can also be made from 100% polyester, 100% cotton and any combination of the two.
I only use the best quality fabrics!
Quality Batting
Batting is the material that is used in the middle of a quilt. Think of an oreo cookie: the top quilt and backing are the crunchy cookie and the batting is the sweet cream.
I use Warm and Natural batting-the best batting on the market.
Quality Thread
I only use Gutermann thread to piece and bind the quilt. This thread is the best and is expensive.
Many comment on how great this special thread looks on their quilt.
Size
My quilt dimensions are larger than most quilts out there!
The lap quilts are larger than most of my competitors-big enough to snuggle on the couch with!
The twin quilt is large enough to fit on an extra large twin bed.
The queen size (90" by 108") is large enough to fit on a King size bed
The King size ( 105" by 105") is just plain massive!
Workmanship
The higher the skill the more it costs. The workmanship that goes into each and every one of my quilts is second to none.
Each quilt is cut and pieced together using expert sewing techniques and machines.
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