Memorial quilt

Learn how to make a simple memory quilt from recycled garments in this series, from preparing garments for quilting to creating a simple block.

Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …

This is the pattern we created to make our popular Memorial Hearts Full of Love quilts. The center has small hearts shaped to a large heart. A great quilt to use as a memorial quilt or use to make a sweet Valentine's or baby quilt! This listing includes a pattern for a 60"x 60" finished quilt. The technique used in this pattern is raw edge appliqué but can easily be used for other appliqué techniques. This is a good pattern for beginner quilters. The pattern is versatile for creating your…

DIY memory quilts are very snuggly and warm. Because the clothing squares were all cut from well-loved nighties and sweaters, they’re also super soft.

The commemorative quilt weighs 54 tons and spans 1.2 million square feet

Thinking about making a quilt made in memory of someone who has passed. Read on to discover some great memory quilt ideas.

Hey, Everyone! Today, I'm here to share the supplies and the steps that I took to create a memory quilt made with t-shirts. Find the video tutorial here:A little backstory here...a potential customer reached out to me after her father passed away and wanted to create quilts out of all of his shirts. She sent me home with two big totes full of various shirts with the hopes of creating a quilt for her mom, daughter, sister, and herself. Her mother chose this pattern for herself. I was so…

The center is all pieced together, measuring approximately 61 inches square. I have enough shirting left to add length. I'll probably add 6 x 15 inch pieces of each shirt to top and bottom to finish up a rectangular top. The star section is made from a tiny grey and black plaid that I found in our local fabric store. That and Walmart were my only local choices. I felt that I had settled, but it turned out to be just the right choice to go with all the different colors of plaid shirts. In…

Bill and I went to the Vintage Tulsa Show on Saturday, and I found several lovely things including a redwork memorial quilt.