Are you searching for a way to honor the memory of a loved one who has passed away? tHave you considered having a memorial quilt or pillow made from their clothing? To have a quilt or two made from your deceased loved ones clothing, here are the first steps of that planning process.
Begin by deciding who might like a quilt or a pillow. This will be contingent on your budget and how many clothing items you have. Here is a link to the pricing page on our website. This will help you determine your budget.
We have found that a typical adult wardrobe can make about 5 to 8 queen-size quilts or many smaller quilts and pillows. Make a list in order of importance of who should receive one. Whatever you do, don't forget yourself.
Next, figure out if you need quilts, pillows or a mix of quilts and pillows made. This will depend on how many people may need a memento of their deceased loved one. Here are a few examples.
Planning a memorial quilt or pillow?
Here are step-by-step directions for ordering your Too Cool quilt or pillow.
This will depend on how many you have and how many quilts you plan to have made. Typically we will take one quilt block from each item. 30 to 40 items would make an interesting quilt. If you want a small quilt, then we would use a smaller piece from each item.
Conversely, if you want a larger quilt, we would use larger blocks from each item and perhaps multiple blocks from each article of clothing. The larger the quilt you want, the more pieces of clothing you can use. So for a queen or king size quilt, you could choose 60 to 70 articles of clothing.
We suggest that you choose 6
As you work through the clothing, you need to think about the type of fabrics you choose to put in your quilts and/or pillows. If you choose an item that is dry-clean only, then whatever you make out of it will have to be dry-cleaned. For example, if you put a dry-clean only blouse in a pillow with 5 other items that could be wash in a washing machine, the pillow will have to be dry-cleaned. Read the washing instruction label to know.
After you have decided on how many quilts and pillows you want to have made, the next step is sorting the clothing out. Click here to read more about tackling sorting out a deceased loved one’s clothing.
Memorial quilts are always sad to make. We have learned from personal experience that these quilts and pillows can have a positive impact on loved ones as they grieve.
If you are not ready to have a quilt made, hold on to the clothing until you are ready. Here's an article that will help you figure out if you are truly ready to begin this process.
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