Albright 2013 Memory Quilt

Today Jill is sharing a special project that she completed for our parents for Christmas - a Family Memory Quilt. If you haven't yet, check out her Etsy shop featuring the many personalized quilts she has for sale. Perfect for those of us who aren't quite this crafty. 



Since we couldn't all be together as a family this past Christmas, I decided, with the help of the other sisters, to create a special memory quilt for our parents. 

 While different family groups were together around Thanksgiving, I had them trace their hands and place their signatures onto paper. This was done for all family members, except Dad and Mom. 

Taking the hands and signatures I transferred the outlines onto fabric and hand-embroidered them (using just a simple backstitch). Each family group had their own color thread, and these became the white squares within the quilt.

A special square I added, was the year - important, as this is the Albright family as of 2013, which will be growing by at least two more this year (Sarah expecting her fifth in the next month, and me expecting our second in August). 



Dad and mom were clearly surprised and excited by the gift - so mission accomplished!