Five years ago a loving Sister and Bridesmaid made a plan - she would get each guest at the wedding to decorate a square of cotton with messages of love. These cotton squares would then be made into a Memory Quilt for the Bride and Groom. Five years later the squares had been decorated but the quilt had not been made. Recently her sister unfortunately got the news that she would have to have a double mastectomy - and she wanted to get the quilt completed to provide love and comfort to her sister after the operation.
I was honored to be asked to help complete this quilt.
In my previous post I mentioned the 70+ Fancy Fandango's I had been toiling away on (see above). They were for this quilt. Each corner has a gold Fancy Fandango placed on it. I like that they add some texture to the quilt which would otherwise be perhaps a bit blocky.
You can clearly see the flower pattern I quilted all over. This flower design is an adapted from a design that
Angela Walters showed me on her Craftsy lesson.
In the central panel there is a Celtic Blessing - it is quilted with hearts - it reads:
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"I wish you not a path
devoid of clouds,
Nor a life on a bed
or roses,
not that you might
never need regret,
nor that you should
never feel pain.
No, that is not my
wish for you. ...
... My wish for you is:
That you might be
brave in times of trial,
when others lay
crosses upon your shoulders.
When mountains must
be climbed,
and chasms are to be
crossed,
When hope can scarce
shine through.
That your gift God
gave you
Might grow along with
you
and let you give the
gift of joy
to all who care for
you. ....
... That you may always
have a friend
who is worth that
name.
Whom you can trust,
and who helps
you in times of
sadness.
Who will defy the
storms
of daily life at your
side. ...
... One more wish I have
for you
that in every hour of
joy and pain
you may feel God close
to you.
This is my wish for
you
and all who care for
you.
This is my hope for
you,
Now and forever."
At the base of the central panel I added some metallic free motion quilting to the Celtic Cross. I also added more Fancy Fandango's and some ribbon that had been kept all that time from the bridal shower. I wanted to make something that looked somewhat bridal bouquet like. The border around the blessing was made my doing a satin stitch over a piece of yarn. It made a very neat and nicely raised ridge for the border.
The label for the quilt is made from a decorated square too. I love this square.
Here it is all folded up and wrapped in another ribbon from the bridal shower - ready to go to provide love, memories and comfort.
Technical Info:
Batting: Quilters Dream Wool Batting 100% Wool
Backing Fabric: 110" Wide Quilt Backing Daisy Cream
Top: Client provided decorated cream & brown squares, Quilting Treasures Autumn Speckle Blender Pumpkin, Celebration Outline Rose Metallic Cream, Joy of Life Metallic Gold
Binding: Quilting Treasures Autumn Speckle Blender Pumpkin
Ribbon: provided by client
Quilting Thread (Top & Bobbin): Sulky® Clear Premier Invisible Thread & Gutermann Decor Metallic Yellow Gold
