Our heads are in a spin looking at the stunning Pinwheel blocks on this memory quilt by Tammy of With Love by Gram Tam. With Love by Gram Tam's Pinwheel Block Memory Quilt Why not go one step further in personalising a gifted memory quilt and hand appliqué the recipient's name onto the quilt, as Sarah-Jayne of Raff and Ella has done with this personalised memorial baby quilt? They're sure to treasure the item for years to come. Raff and Ella's Appliqué Name Memory QuiltĪ quilt made using a person's old baby clothes will forever be unmistakably unique to them, and undoubtedly a sentimental item.
For more memory quilt inspiration, look no further than Suzanne Paquette's handy book, Modern Memory Quilts: A Handbook for Capturing Meaningful Moments. If you're after a memory quilt with a truly unique feel, why not try your hand at an improvisationally pieced modern memory quilt, inspired by Suzanne Paquette? Whether you're a total newbie, or you're well-versed in the non-traditional improv piecing technique, you're sure to love the way it allows you to be truly spontaneous and quilt from the heart. Suzanne Paquette's Improv Piecing Memory Quilt Using a mixture of patterned clothing and a bright white or low volume contrast quilting fabric as Sherie has done will allow your loved one's clothing to really shine. The Forever Stellar memory quilt by Sherie of Sweet on Stitches features easy-piece Half-square Triangles that come together to form a stunning central star block. If you're more of a night owl, perhaps you'll feel more inspired by this Sawtooth Star memory quilt.
Sweet on Stitches' Forever Stellar Sawtooth Star Memory Quilt Each ray of sunshine uses a different clothing fabric, creating a colourful quilt with a playful, scrappy feel! This quilt was made as a modified version of the Good Morning Sunshine pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Windham Fabrics, which can be found for free here. You don't have to feel limited to traditional square blocks for your memory quilt – let the light in with sunshine blocks, as Emily of Little Stitch Shoppe did with her Sunshine memory quilt. Little Stitch Shoppe's Sunshine Blocks Memory Quilt
Simple squares make this quilt quick and easy to assemble, plus the familiar fabrics will make it a fast favourite if you gift it back to the child. Instead of saying goodbye, you can take inspiration from this memory quilt by Anne of From Wears To Bears and piece a quilt from their old, outgrown baby clothes. It can be hard to part with the clothes your little ones wore when they were at their absolute littlest. From Wears to Bears Baby Clothes Memory Quilt So, if you're after some inspiration to make a mighty memorable memory quilt, read on!ġ2 Memory Quilt Ideas 1. Lucky for you, we've rounded up 12 of the best, most beautiful memory quilt ideas out there right now. Whether you're piecing a memory quilt for yourself or intending to gift it to a loved one in your life, there are endless possibilities for how you could go about it. Many people also pull together memory quilts to celebrate momentous life events of those around them: you could, for example, use cut-up t-shirts from a recent graduate's University to celebrate all they've achieved, and gift them with a lasting memento to remind them of their years in academia. Reworking old clothes into an everyday item that can be used again and again allows our loved ones to live on in our lives, and serves as a constant reminder of a person we never want to forget. Memory quilts can also serve to commemorate the life of a loved one that has passed away. Rather than throw these garments away, why not piece them into a memory quilt which will act as a sweet, nostalgic reminder of those early months or years of your child's life? Perhaps you have a little one who has recently outgrown their baby clothes (which are so small you can't quite believe they could ever fit anyone other than a doll). Memory quilts are a beautiful tradition, allowing you to commemorate a loved one by stitching their clothes into a cosy quilted keepsake.