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Patchwork of memories
Have you ever looked at a box of trinkets and souvenirs or know what to do with it – do not close the lid and put it on the set?
Maybe you have a collection of scarves from his grandmother. Or what about the Bowl button and box assemblage that has been saving for some projects? O maybe your husband, son or boyfriend has a picture of military medals.
You easy to share these treasures with a Wall Hanging Quilt style.
quilt blocks are the basic foundation of these memory quilts, and find an expression of creativity and soul that develops the configuration of your quilt and find ways to fix things.
Quilt Design
Your collection should be the focus of your quilt or tapestry. The first thing to do is take all their collection and placed on a table.
Decide on a theme for your quilt. If you have a collection of gloves, the issue could be the elegant evening. A collection of buttons may reflect memories of childhood. These could include military medals of honor to a military hero.
You can even choose to take notes on the subject and thoughts to be guided to make the quilt. Remember to keep these notes as a diary for future generations to enjoy your creation.
Fabrics
Select fabrics that are relevant to the topic of your quilt – both in color and design. For example, you may not want to include a lustrous fabric with fire trucks in your quilt Representative memories with other stylish evening gloves. However, this network of trucks would be perfect for a quilt with buttons for children.
Use a variety of lights, shadows and means to give your quilt an interesting background, taking into account the state of mind your quilt. A quilt with a dark atmosphere can not be the place to bring a wide selection of bright and fun fabrics.
Size of your Quilt
Add your collection to determine the size of your quilt or wall hanging. As you put your collection on the table, you have an idea the size of your quilt must be in order to display your memories with the best light. You can choose to add or delete some elements, or even to make two quilts in his collection.
The shape of the quilt
Be open to a single form that can develop as your quilt design. The button can be round quilt, a patchwork military medals could take the form of a medal with tape. Or your collection can be perfectly displayed in a traditional rectangular blanket. A edges neck scarf or blanket wavy echo the shape of the room.
You might find that your quilt blocks are of different sizes or shapes. For example, you can attach a block to each glove. You may place a glove on a short square block, while a glove elbow is more suited to a rectangular background. Be open to different forms, and knows he can always place the strips fabric around or between the blocks to reconstruct the quilt.
General Look
As the design of your quilt, keep in mind the idea of repetition in your quilt. Repeating themes, shapes and colors, quilt or wall hanging continuity of a traditional quilt while displaying the uniqueness of their collection.
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