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Hola
Amigos,
All
Things Beautiful!
This past month has been filled with beautiful weather,
beautiful quilts, and beautiful people! It has been my pleasure to
create tapestries of memories for many of you! I feel so
blessed to have gotten to know many of you and I sincerely hope my
quilts have brought comfort and smiles to those of you that have
received them.
As always, if you are interested in a Memory Quilt, for any occasion,
please contact me so that I can add you to the list. Currently, I
have 22 quilts on my schedule. Turn around time is about 5-6 months,
so please plan accordingly. Remember quilting takes time!
immfish@comcast.net
MemoryQuiltsbyMolly.com
PS. After three years of newsletters, I have decided to shake up my
salutation ;) This month Spanish, next month french!
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Quilt of
the Month
I chose this Christopher Dock graduation quilt because I
love the colors in it! The purple, lilac, and apple green
colors really make this modern style lap quilt stand out! Also,
this is my first Christopher Dock quilt! As you can see, this quilt
tells the story of Karalyn's journey through school: attending Penn
View Christian School, and CD, while playing field hockey and soccer.
She was also a volunteer and staff member at Spruce Lake, and
participated in the Phantom of the Opera play. Notice the homemade
field hockey shirt made by Karalyn!
Karalyn will be attending Messiah College in the Fall and we wish her
all the best!
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Karalyn opening her Memory Quilt at her graduation party!
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Karalyn walking down memory lane with her dad, perhaps pointing out
the irreplaceable homemade field hockey shirt that she made that
was included! I just love the homemade shirts!
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Don't
Trust your Shirts To Just Anyone!
All
of the homemade shirts that I receive give me goose bumps because
each and every one of them illustrates a time in a person's life so
beautifully. Please don't trust these shirts or any other precious
memory items to just anyone. These Memory Quilt items are
irreplaceable so make sure that the person or quilt company that you
select is a reputable one and is going to take care of your items and
sew them properly.
Two homemade shirts were added to the quilt above and below:
- The
apple green field hockey shirt that Karalyn made in the CD quilt
above is a perfect example of how unique and beautiful these
shirts are!
- The
shirt below is truly special because it captures a time in
Jane's life beautifully! Big sister Jane made this shirt upon
learning that she was Keeley's big sister-priceless!
I
do my best to highlight these shirts and I also handle them with
extreme care when cutting and sewing because they cannot be replaced.
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Homemade
shirts are simply the BEST!
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Pillow
Perfection
Several people have inquired about my Memory Pillows
recently. Pillows can be a wonderful addition to your Memory
Quilt or they can be an inexpensive alternative. Below are some
pillows that I have made. Each pillow was commissioned for very
different reasons:
- The one below was a
60th anniversary pillow given to a sweet couple by their
daughter. A beautiful poem is centered between their wedding
photo and a current photo.
- The pillow shown
below on the left was made for a graduating senior. It was
made in addition to her Memory Quilt.
- The pillow shown
below on the right was made for a man who loves his Crown Royal.
Each bottle of Crown Royal comes in a purple flannel bag.
I used "several" of these bags that Jon had collected
over the years and made this pillow for him. I do believe he is
currently collecting more bags! Cheers!
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The
pillow above was made for an adorable child named Olivia. It is made
up of her sweet baby clothes that represent all of the special family
members in Olivia's life. All pillows shown are my 20" pillows.
I can make a smaller 14" version. Both sizes are made with the
best cording and are backed with super soft fleece.
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24
Tapestries of Memories
All
I can say is whew! 24 graduation quilts are almost
complete! I am still working on four that have a delivery
date of August-just in time for college! I can't get over how each
and every one of these quilts tell such a unique and wonderful
story!
The Modern style seems to be then most popular within this group,
followed by the Staggered and Traditional style with block sashing! A
record seven full
size quilts were ordered, but the most popular size
within this group was the lap quilt.
24!
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Red Barns
and Quilts: Perfect Together!
Some
of you know that I have always wanted a picture of one of my quilts
hanging from a beautiful rustic barn. Currently, this is as close as
I have gotten! Maybe some day I will find someone with a barn that I
can manage to hang a quilt from and snap a picture of the quilt
hanging from it!
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These
Grads are Rad!
From
Walton Farm, to Pennfield Middle School to North Penn High, this full
size quilt tells a remarkable story of Matthew's youth! North
Penn Tennis and golf, Phillies World Series game, US Open matches,
and vacations at the beach, such special memories for Matt. His
journey continues on at Penn State. We wish him the best.
Water Polo, Water Polo, and more Water Polo is illustrated so
beautifully in the full size quilt modern style shown below. This
special graduate went to states for water polo, swam with the
Lansdale community swim league in the summer and is attending
Washington and Jefferson College to continue his water polo career in
the fall. We wish Jonathan the best of luck!
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