Memory Quilts
Memory quilts are a very special kind of custom quilt
made to honor the most significant moments of our lives....
a birth, a graduation, a wedding, an anniversary, a lifetime.
It is truly a privilege to create a memory quilt for a client and a very
meaningful labor of love for me.
Below are examples of some of the memory quilts that I have had the honor of
creating.
If you are interested in having a memory quilt made, I
hope you will contact me to discuss the possibilities. Prices are the same
as for custom quilts, but the materials used vary by project. They include
clothing, photographs, and other mementos.
Click here to see custom quilt
pricing.
You can
contact me by email at
mary@keywestquilts.com.
Please use the word QUILT in the subject to help me recognize real messages from
SPAM.
Or you can reach me by telephone
727-741-4722.
"Wedding" Memory Quilts
“A Memory
Quilt for the
Bride and Groom”
Wall
Hanging:
40” X 42”
Completed 2003.
The mother of the bride and the mother of the
groom collected pictures and mementos of the bride and groom's childhood
to include in this wall hanging for the newlyweds.
“Marital Advice”
Wall
Hanging:
90” x 60”
Completed 2004.
The bride asked friends and family for their
advice on creating a successful marriage. Their comments (written and
drawn on fabric), along with parts of the wedding gown, were incorporated in a
large wall hanging.
"Special
Occasion"
Memory Quilts
“Signature
Plaid Throw”
Completed 2002.
Designed to celebrate a special
birthday, the blocks in this quilt were signed by the recipient's 41 children
and grandchildren.
 "50
Years Together"
Full Size Bed Quilt
Completed
2004.
As a commemoration of a golden
anniversary, the children and grandchildren of this couple drew around their
hands. Their individual handprints were transferred to fabric . Each
block is signed by the contributing individual. The center appliqué
motif is patterned after the couple's everyday china pattern.
"Honoring a
Lifetime"
Memory Quilts
 “Stars
of My Heart”
Large
Wall Hanging
Completed 2001.
Wanting to get pictures of parents,
siblings and children out of the scrapbook and out on display, this
setting was designed to complement my client's living room.
“The
Pocket Quilt”
Full
Size Bed Quilt: 72” X 72”
Completed 2003.
A daughter chose to remember
her father by incorporating his clothing (pockets and squares on point) in a
functional bed quilt. We also printed some of his favorite sayings on
fabric and included them in the quilt.
“The
Hawaiian Shirt Quilt”
Queen Size
Bed Quilt: 90” X 92”
Completed 2009.
A
wife chose to honor her late husband by having his collection of Hawaiian shirts
pieced into a quilt.
 "A
Time for Remembering”
Twin
Size Bed Quilt:
65” X 84”
Completed 2007.
A
T-shirt quilt is a really fun kind of memory quilt. The pricing is
different for T-shirt quilts.
Click here for info on T-shirt quilts.
| 
