This is a quilt made on commission by a mother for her daughter and SIL who have raised a number of German Shepards. She wanted it to be a memory quilt of those pups sent to new homes and older dogs that had passed on. She brought me a number of photos which we sorted for those that would best work on printing fabric.
I showed her some on-line samples to expain to a non-quiter what blocks and construction I was talking about. With the use of EQ, she chose a log cabin setting as they own a beautiful log cabin home deep in the woods - of which mom brought pictures of. Using that photo, we pulled scrappy greens and light browns. She loved having a part in this planning process.
I chose a 'polaroid' block setting to frame the printed 'photos', the paw print block is their logo, and a block that is the label which the mother made up. I printed an instruction sheet on how to write in the 'polaroid' white strips and then set the ink, supplied a special pen, care instructions. This way the daughter could write in the names of the dog(s) in each photo - a way she could participate in the construction of this quilt.
I received a lovely Thank You note from the Mom and beautiful letter from the daughter/SIL. It was a pleasure to work on such a different memory quilt with this family.
*Entry in the Pet Theme Quilt Catagory*
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28 comments:
What a wonderful story. The quilt obviously has a great deal of meaning, even more since both mother and daughter had something to do with the making of it. Beautifully done.
Sharon, this is a fabulous quilt! It is made all the more special by the story and all your attention to detail. I think the log cabin setting is ideal. Great job.
That is beautiful and such a treasure for a non quilter.
What a wonderful tribute to a lost pet--you did a great job!
What a lovely quilt! I love how much piecing you incorporated into the photo/memory quilt. Wonderful!
Lovely quilt.
To share in the quilt, what a beautiful tribute to them all. And the log cabin blocks, what a perfect way to frame the photos. Love those colours, soft and gentle, like forest trees.
Thanks for joining our party! I loved reading about the process and thought behind the gorgeous results! Just beautiful!
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What a beautiful quilt with lots of meaning.
Beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes.
Such a lovely quilt to treasure!
Well, that is just adorable. Love the paw print. Nice job.
What a great tribute to their German Shepherd Dogs! They are the best!
Beautiful quilt, that will be a life treasure.
A beautiful quilt that will be much loved.
Thanks for the thumbs up for Pets On Quilts..
Sharon your quilts are always amazing and what a wonderful memory quilt to remember all those special dogs. Log Cabin is my favourite block and frames the pictures very well. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, Susie & Treacle
That's just awesome. What a treasure!!!!!
That's a wonderful quilt! I love all the thoughtful planning that went into it - it's sure to be treasured!
That's going to be a family treasure forever! What a wonderful collection of memories!
What a great idea.
I love this quilt layout you chose. She has a good eye for picking log cabins as well. They are fun to make.
This is such a beautiful idea for a pet quilt...love it!
What a great quilt for all of those German Shepards - well done!
What a great setting for those memories! Beautifully done.
Your quilt looks great, Sharon. What a special way for the ladies to remember their dogs.
Your quilt turned out great!
Sweet story and this is a quilt that will definitely be treasured!
This is awesome!
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