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by shirleysisson 02 Jul 2008 ( edited Jul 04'08 13:27 )
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I made this quilt for my parents' golden wedding anniversary, 7 years ago. The front of the quilt was a pattern, called ' Grandmother's Albumn', from an Australian patchwork magazine which gave you part of the pattern each month. A few of us from our patchwork group each made our own quilt following the magazine. There is a lot of applique work on the quilt I made mine half-size, scaling the patterns down - those little grapes are about a quarter inch in size. The back of the quilt contains photos on fabric of the various members of the family and family history. It hangs in my parents' living room above their two recliners.

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Comments (23)
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by pafhen 02 Jul 2008
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Beautiful work shirley.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by anna25775 02 Jul 2008
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a stunning family heirloom shirley, I guess your parents are very proud of it and of you of course. well done, bunch of flowers for your hard work
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by babe 02 Jul 2008
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How did you get the photos onto the fabric? Babe
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. I had the pictures done at a print shop - I supplied the photos and the fabric and they copy onto special paper and then use an ironing press to heat set them onto the fabric. There are other methods today - special photo-transfer paper for your printer, but I haven't trien it yet. *4U
by mops 03 Jul 2008
I used photo-transfer paper for a quilt. You have to mirror your image before printing and be careful not to shift your iron when transferring, use an up-and-down motion, but the result is fine. The quilt's been hanging in my daughter's hall for over 8 years now and there's no discolouring.
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by gerryvb 02 Jul 2008
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congratulations with your parents and with your embroidery!*4u
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by dlonnahawkins 02 Jul 2008
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Very beautiful, Shirley - bet they enjoyed getting this too.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by jrob 02 Jul 2008
+4
Beautiful Shirley. You are leaving a legacy.;0
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by colmag 02 Jul 2008
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How wonderful Shirley, what a lot of work, your parents must have been thrilled, such a beautiful keepsake.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by dkjack 03 Jul 2008
+4
Beautiful and a great family heirloom. Nice job.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by emily16838 03 Jul 2008
+4
What a lovely tribute.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by kezza2sew 03 Jul 2008
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I love the "our house" in the middle of the quilt sung to the tune of "our house in the middle of the street". I tend to put a tune to things I see. How lovely it all is. Another proud moment.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Kezza, you make me laugh - I shall tell what they have to sing to the quilt now!!!! LOL Thank you. *4U
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by kttyhwk4 03 Jul 2008
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Very nice makes a wonderful family heirloom.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by tanuja 03 Jul 2008
+3
such a beautiful quilt, how did u get the pictures on the fabric.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. I had the pictures done at a print shop - I supplied the photos and the fabric and they copy onto special paper and then use an ironing press to heat set them onto the fabric. There are other methods today - special photo-transfer paper for your printer, but I haven't trien it yet. *4U
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by colonies1 03 Jul 2008
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very nice and you should be proud of it..........lots of work. They do have paper for your printer to do pictures for a quilt but I haven't used it yet. Has any one? *4U
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by mops 03 Jul 2008
+3
Beautiful quilt Shirley.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by stickmuster 03 Jul 2008
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Hello Shirley, your Quilt is so nice! Big work! Their parents love it certainly! Flowers for you
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by sandralochran 03 Jul 2008
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Love it shirley
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by shirlener88 03 Jul 2008
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OH Shirley, I just bet that you get a special thrill - each time you see that hanging in their living room - which side do they show most? You are like the family historian, aren't you? Have you also done the genology, too? Great work, Shirlene
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you, Shirlene. No geneology, I'm just the quiltmaker. *4U
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by ezzemml 03 Jul 2008
+2
Very nice
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by workbecky 03 Jul 2008
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Both sides are beautiful. They need to rotate between the sides so you can see both.
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by lbrow 03 Jul 2008
+1
Too marvelous 4 words Shirley *4U
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by auntbaba 03 Jul 2008
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What a lovely gift for your parents. Beautiful work!
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by shirleysisson 03 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by mpo14011 04 Jul 2008
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This is a really nice idea.Very beautiful, Shirley.
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by shirleysisson 04 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U
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by adelmarie 04 Jul 2008
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This was quite a project. I am sure they will treasure your wonderful work. Nice idea ***
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by shirleysisson 04 Jul 2008
Thank you. *4U