One of the favorite quilts I’ve ever given as a gift is the photo memory quilt I made for my husband’s grandparents, Frell and Cleda. Last year they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Such an amazing mile-stone called for a very special gift, so with the help of my father-in-law who collected all of the photos, we began putting together a quilt that would portray some of the most important events and people that have made up their 70 years together.

I wanted the quilt to have a vintage look and I found some wonderful vintage-look fabrics at my neighborhood fabric store, joann.com. The photos, of course, needed to be the focal point of the quilt, but I wanted to add some flair as well. I decided to take my cute vintage fabrics and make pinwheels to put together to make a sashing which added life, feeling and movement to the quilt. Many of the photos were black and white which looked great with the vintage fabrics. The classic pinwheel design in the sashing really brought the whole look of the quilt together. It truly turned out lovely!

Presenting the quilt to Frell and Cleda was full of emotion and very rewarding. We all shed tears as they looked at the pictures representing their 70 years together. They loved their quilt and keep it on the end of their bed as a display piece. To this day they show everyone who enters their home this beautiful photo memory quilt.

Posted by Lisa Blair in Quilting