Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Memory Quilt- Recycled Quilt Made From Clothing

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This was made for a family in New Hampshire who lost their young daughter, two years ago. 
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I made this quilt for their other daughter, out of her sister's clothing and accessories.
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I used all kind of fleece clothing, tights, a fabric book that she loved, and many other items which were very important to the family.
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The great thing about making this quilt was being able to give the family something they could use everyday to remind them of their daughter who had passed.
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This was a very special project for me because this family was quite possibly one of the nicest and most loving families I have ever met.
Knowing them and being able to work on this project for them was really very cool.
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In order to use the knits I had to fuse them to an interfacing,
which in turns makes them very stiff and easy to quilt with.
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