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by mops 25 Apr 2008 ( edited Apr 28'08 02:26 )
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I made this quilt for my parents 60th wedding anniversary, over 10 years ago. Sent my brothers and sister, the in-laws and their offspring a square each and asked them to decorate any way they liked. One brother opted out, which left me 5 empties. So I made the family tree in the middle, embroidered the names on the leaves by hand, machine embroidered the dates and initials, that compensated for 4 squares. On the final square I copied the engagement photograph (as I had no wedding picture). The quilt still has pride of place in my father's bedroom.

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Comments (13)
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by simplyrosie 25 Apr 2008
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Martine... you're amazing! You did a wonderful job! ;-)
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by mops 25 Apr 2008
Thanks Teri.
by shirlener88 25 Apr 2008
mops - is Martine your name?
by mops 26 Apr 2008
Yes, it is. I wanted to sign in with m followed by the first 3 letters of my surname, pos. Made a typing error and got mops instead. Have made many typing errors since..
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by meganne 25 Apr 2008
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This is truly inspiring! roses 4U, M
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by iris2006 25 Apr 2008
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What a great idea to do. I can imagine your father still looks at it every day. *4U
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by joaniessw 25 Apr 2008
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What an awesome idea. Sew gr8 to get all the extra help from others. Makes more personal for them. Nice to know it's still up. *4U ><>
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by clawton 25 Apr 2008
+5
What a nice gift for the anniversary. I bet he does cherish it!
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by lbrow 25 Apr 2008
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what a nice idea mops & a gift that will last through generations. through the yrs 4 ea new pastor we've had at church we have done this with ea. fmly embr. sq with fmly membs. names by hand. then women of church quilted it. A big hit *4U
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by shirlener88 25 Apr 2008
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mops, what a lovely idea - I can see why you wanted to fill up the squares - you did a great job and I can see why it is cherished and treasured to this day - I do hope that all the family are pleased and honored with the use of it. *4U
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by dlonnahawkins 25 Apr 2008
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How very special! I know that your parents loved it.
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by jrob 26 Apr 2008
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That was wonderful to have everyone contribute, no wonder your father is so in love with it! It's quite beautiful and I'll bet more so, if we knew as he does the significance of the squares.;)
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by dkjack 26 Apr 2008
+5
Beautiful. Quite an undertaking. Definately a family heirloom.
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by epic 26 Apr 2008
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WOW !!!What an awesome idea, great job!Stefania
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by nonna57 28 Apr 2008
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This is fantastic. Bet you enjoyed every stitch. Glad it takes Pride of place for Dad. *4U
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by coco128 28 Apr 2008
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What a beautiful piece of work - a work of art and lotsa love ... ***4u