Memory Quilt

Joan made a memory quilt from outfits too cute to throw away. The clothing from onsies, t-shirts, play clothes, and pajamas worn by her twin granddauthers, Abigail and Samantha, make a fabulous memory quilt. Joan plans to give the quilt to her daughter later this summer as a birthday gift.

Most of the fabrics were cotton knits, so Joan stabilized the fabric with iron-on interfacting prior to cutting the squares. She cut 5″ squares from the smaller outfits like onsies, made Four Patches, and then trimmed them to match the size of the larger squares. She wrote, “Somehow I had the exact number I needed.” The narrow navy solid sashing frames all the prints superbly.

I chose a medium blue thread to blend with the blue backing fabrics. It mimics gray in the various prints on the front of the quilt. Joan figured a freehand design would allow me to work around the 3-D aspects of some of the fabrics, and we opted for a meander and heart design.

What an awesome keepsake of your granddaughters’ clothing, Joan! Thanks for sharing your design idea with blog readers.