Re:help with photo memory quilt

• Re:help with photo memory quilt - 2008-02-19 16:49:15-05
  Hi Pat, I too am venturing out into the world of Memory Quilts, a friend is celebrating her 50th Birthday in March and I have decided to make her one.
  I have the photos from her family and so far have scanned them onto my computer. I have had picures printed onto fabric before by the local print shop, but was a rubbery iron on type transfer.
  I have purchased the chemicals to make my own sheets. There are two chemicals one you rinse the fabric in dry and then put onto A4 Freezer paper so it will go through your printer, then you rinse with the other chemical to set the picture.
  But this time I am going to buy the sheets all ready to go. A bit lazy is me.
  I Googled Free Patterns for Memory or Photo Quilts and came up with a few patterns that I liked.
  I am putting some applique on it and also on the back am putting an A4 size piece that all the guests at the party can sign.
  You can also add some things they liked from their childhood. ie. Sport they played, school logo's, Favorite food, fun things they did. Like camping,
  This is a quilt I made for a young man who moved away from living near us. There are a couple of photo printed squares in this one. I have printed the recipe for his favorite biscuits.
  One of the patterns I found had poetry printed on it. The mind boggles there are so many ideas. I did not know where to start, but have started with the photos.