Memory Quilt help Please!

My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe what he wants on
it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should get?
Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books will
be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.

It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make.
Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared......

joysjane
Martha

you left us all hanging....

what does he want on it?

Kate in MI


"joysjane" wrote in message ...
My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe what he wants on it. But I have never
done one. What is the best book I should get? Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't
know if the books will be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.

It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make. Someone please guide me
in the right direction.....I am scared......

joysjane
Martha

If you are apprehensive about making a King size quilt, do consider
quilting it in sections, in one of the methods available. We have
discussed the topic many times before, so the threads will be in the
Archives (Google, groups, rec.crafts.textiles.quilting). Julia in MN
has a section on her website devoted to the subject, with instructions.
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In message , joysjane
writes
My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe what he wants on
it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should get?
Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books will
be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.

It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make.
Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared......

joysjane
Martha



--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

In article ,
"joysjane" wrote:

My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe what he wants on
it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should get?
Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books will
be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.

It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make.
Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared......

joysjane
Martha


Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what he wanted on
it.... G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

All right, you asked for it!!! He is busy cleaning and selling off his
beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo equipment and three mini
coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is going to feature
pieces of stereo equipment and his cars and various car parts (it will be
two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini coopers was $10,000), so
he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows raised).

BTW, I can do the king size, I just hate them and every time I do one I
swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is.

I made the mistake of asking him what colors he wanted and he started off
with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on. I thought he was
joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy me a blanket",
well, you know how that felt. I said, now that was a low blow, and walked
out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking out colors for
him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why - very, very long
story - and he isn't asking me to sell my sewing stuff, he is making
sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this.

So ladies, HELP!!!

joysjane
Martha


"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"joysjane" wrote:

My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't believe what he wants
on
it. But I have never done one. What is the best book I should get?
Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't know if the books
will
be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.

It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST king size I make.
Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am scared......

joysjane
Martha


Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what he wanted on
it.... G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

If you have a digital camera take lots of pictures and print
them onto fabric. Even if they don't go onto the front of
the quilt they can go on the back.

There are doubtless some good books around but imagination
is all you need. If you have a pattern of odd sized blocks
that have been joined together by small squares (say 2X2")
fill the blocks with the "memories and join with fabrics in
his favourite colours.

Or make Log Cabin or star blocks with memory centres.

The possibilities are endless. We make about one a month
here for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, etc. They
have all been different, all gorgeous in their own way and
none from a book or pattern,

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"joysjane" wrote in message
...
: All right, you asked for it!!! He is busy cleaning and
selling off his
: beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo
equipment and three mini
: coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is
going to feature
: pieces of stereo equipment and his cars and various car
parts (it will be
: two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini
coopers was $10,000), so
: he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows
raised).
:
: BTW, I can do the king size, I just hate them and every
time I do one I
: swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is.
:
: I made the mistake of asking him what colors he wanted and
he started off
: with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on. I
thought he was
: joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy
me a blanket",
: well, you know how that felt. I said, now that was a low
blow, and walked
: out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking
out colors for
: him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why -
very, very long
: story - and he isn't asking me to sell my sewing stuff, he
is making
: sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this.
:
: So ladies, HELP!!!
:
: joysjane
: Martha
:
:
: "Sandy Foster" wrote in message
:
...
: In article ,
: "joysjane" wrote:
:
: My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't
believe what he wants
: on
: it. But I have never done one. What is the best book
I should get?
: Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't
know if the books
: will
: be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.
:
: It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST
king size I make.
: Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am
scared......
:
: joysjane
: Martha
:
:
: Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what
he wanted on
: it.... G
: --
: Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
: my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
: http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1
:
: AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
:
:

joysjane wrote:
All right, you asked for it!!! He is busy cleaning and selling off his
beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo equipment and three mini
coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is going to feature
pieces of stereo equipment and his cars and various car parts (it will be
two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini coopers was $10,000), so
he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows raised).

Well thank the Maker he didn't want the names of his old girlfriends
toghether with their vital stats in colours to match their hair!



Fay

How do you print them onto the fabric?

I was hoping for bigger squares maybe 6x6 or 8x8, then sash, figure how many
I need for the size and then add the border. I just don't know how to get
the pictures onto the fabric.

Martha
joysjane

"Cats" wrote in message
...
If you have a digital camera take lots of pictures and print
them onto fabric. Even if they don't go onto the front of
the quilt they can go on the back.

There are doubtless some good books around but imagination
is all you need. If you have a pattern of odd sized blocks
that have been joined together by small squares (say 2X2")
fill the blocks with the "memories and join with fabrics in
his favourite colours.

Or make Log Cabin or star blocks with memory centres.

The possibilities are endless. We make about one a month
here for birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, etc. They
have all been different, all gorgeous in their own way and
none from a book or pattern,

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"joysjane" wrote in message
...
: All right, you asked for it!!! He is busy cleaning and
selling off his
: beloved stuff, which includes very high end stereo
equipment and three mini
: coopers (we sold one already (yeah!). So, his quilt is
going to feature
: pieces of stereo equipment and his cars and various car
parts (it will be
: two sided) and so on (the stereo in one of his mini
coopers was $10,000), so
: he is sad and wants memories!!!! (pursed lips and eyebrows
raised).
:
: BTW, I can do the king size, I just hate them and every
time I do one I
: swear it is the last one, and obviously it never is.
:
: I made the mistake of asking him what colors he wanted and
he started off
: with the colors of his favorite mini cooper and so on. I
thought he was
: joking, until he said "then just go to the store and buy
me a blanket",
: well, you know how that felt. I said, now that was a low
blow, and walked
: out of the room, into the sewing room and started picking
out colors for
: him. But today, I realized what he is doing (and why -
very, very long
: story - and he isn't asking me to sell my sewing stuff, he
is making
: sacrifices), so I thought, okay, I'll try this.
:
: So ladies, HELP!!!
:
: joysjane
: Martha
:
:
: "Sandy Foster" wrote in message
:
...
: In article ,
: "joysjane" wrote:
:
: My husband is begging for a memory quilt, you won't
believe what he wants
: on
: it. But I have never done one. What is the best book
I should get?
: Hancock's is having a big sale this Saturday (don't
know if the books
: will
: be really reduced) or I can use my Joann's coupon too.
:
: It will be a king size (gulp). I SWEAR it is the LAST
king size I make.
: Someone please guide me in the right direction.....I am
scared......
:
: joysjane
: Martha
:
:
: Martha, we might be better able to help if we knew what
he wanted on
: it.... G
: --
: Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
: my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
: http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1
:
: AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
:
:

In article ,
"joysjane" wrote:

How do you print them onto the fabric?

I was hoping for bigger squares maybe 6x6 or 8x8, then sash, figure how many
I need for the size and then add the border. I just don't know how to get
the pictures onto the fabric.

Martha
joysjane


Martha, the easiest way is to buy the pretreated fabric sheets (EQ makes
them now, and Printed Treasures is good -- June Tailor brand is rather
stiff) and send them through your inkjet (not laser!) printer. Of
course, this means that your pics must be digital and in your computer.

A cheaper option is to buy a fine-weave fabric in white (so as not to
add odd colors where you don't want them) and treat it yourself with
Bubble JetSet. This takes longer, of course, and isn't as convenient,
but it does save a bit of money. You still need to have your pics in the
computer.

I've done both, and I have to admit that I've had better luck with the
pics lasting when I've used the ready-made sheets. HTH.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education