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Making a Memory Quilt; Photo Quilt |
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Emily and her memory quilt she made
her family for Christmas. |
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| About Memory Quilts |
Memory Quilts or
Photo Quilts are real fun and rewarding to make. They make awesome gifts
for friends and family members. They look difficult to make but are
rather easy. |
| Best Fabric to Use - |
Any type of cotton
calico will work great. Just go in the quilting section of a fabric
store or go to a quilt shop to buy your fabrics. With these quilt because
they were memories of childhood, we picked black/grey fabrics and put on
black and white photographs. |
| Easy type Pattern - |
The easiest type of
memory quilt would be to put together rows of 8" squares of different
fabrics as you can see the photo above or below. |
| Difficult type Pattern
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A more difficult type
of memory quilt would be to do an advanced quilt top with lots of pattern
and pieces. I DO NOT suggest this type of quilt top for a memory
quilt. The business of the the quilt top will take away from the
photographs. |
| Cost & Fabric Usage |
Take into
consideration the cost of your fabric, batting, backing, and the most
expensive part of this quilt will probably be the computer fabric. Oh, and
the ink for your computer. In general this is a more expensive quilt
to make the your regular quilts. |
| Comments - |
Memory or Photo quilts
are a great quilt to make that one can keep forever. They are in general
quite easy to make. However, the process of transferring photos to the
fabric paper through your computer is difficult. See below for
detailed information about it. |
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Handmade
Memory or Photo quilts are a one of a kind family heirloom.
Using today's technology with lazars, printers, and scanners,
one can combine technology with their sewing skills and create a
beautiful memory or photo quilt.
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Here are the girls
gathering up pearls, lace, buttons, and bows to add to their memory quilt
to make it look more aged or old-fashioned. |
Memory Quilt Photo Page
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Quilt Information Page
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