Casket cover quilt vs. casket flowers
10-17-2011, 05:50 AM
#132
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I think this is a great idea - I don't have any friends or family that quilt themselves, but before my day comes I could possibly make my own!
I've verbaly informed all family members of my wishes to be creamated - No service - no funeral home, rather have a gettogether in my favorite beach park in my hometown. Scatter the ashes to the wind. The funeral quilt - or maybe 3, one for each child as a rememberance, could be used at the gathering.... thanks for bringing up this delicat subject... I will need to someday put all these wishes in writting.
I've verbaly informed all family members of my wishes to be creamated - No service - no funeral home, rather have a gettogether in my favorite beach park in my hometown. Scatter the ashes to the wind. The funeral quilt - or maybe 3, one for each child as a rememberance, could be used at the gathering.... thanks for bringing up this delicat subject... I will need to someday put all these wishes in writting.
10-17-2011, 05:52 AM
#133
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My great uncle used to weave using the left overs from my great aunt's spinning and knitting. At the funeral his casket was draped with one of his rugs.
I worked with a florist for a number of years. We did a funeral for a young woman in our community and did 64 arrangements and we weren't the only florist that delivered to the funeral home. It's good to see families asking for no flowers but gifts to charities instead. The quilt is a wonderful idea.
I worked with a florist for a number of years. We did a funeral for a young woman in our community and did 64 arrangements and we weren't the only florist that delivered to the funeral home. It's good to see families asking for no flowers but gifts to charities instead. The quilt is a wonderful idea.
10-17-2011, 05:58 AM
#134
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Originally Posted by betty jo
I work at (2) local funeral homes and since working there I see the waste in funeral flowers, especially the casket flowers which cost several hundred dollars..soooo....I decided I would quilt me a quilt to go on my casket and my family can take it home with them. Has anyone else thought about doing this??? I know we don't like to think about death, but it is coming to all of us.
10-17-2011, 06:12 AM
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when my time comes , I want my Family to have a quilt show of all the quilts I have made and also ones I have given away. Since I will be creamated , I want them to take pictures to enjoy later, and I want my favorite for the showing so my children can have there final Goodby.
10-17-2011, 06:18 AM
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My aunt was a florist for years. She always said that she didn't want flowers at her funeral. It happened she died 2 days before Christmas and the funeral was the day after. My sister had fits when I mentioned no flowers. As luck would have it, not a florist in town was open the day after Christmas. My sister got someone to open up to do a casket blanket. I would much rather have done anything but this--such as favorite pictures, etc. but I let her have her way to stop the fuss since I was the estate administrator and I knew what was coming anyway since I had just finished Mother's estate. I was right--my sister and brother called daily wanting their money.
10-17-2011, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
Originally Posted by bearisgray
I've also told my family not to spend a lot of money on a casket for my body (not that I'm particularly concerned that they will :? )
My feeling is that - if I can't afford decent furniture now - what's the point in spending a lot of money on something that's just going to get put in the ground - after only a couple of days of ownership?
Unless it's a tree or something like that, of course.
My feeling is that - if I can't afford decent furniture now - what's the point in spending a lot of money on something that's just going to get put in the ground - after only a couple of days of ownership?
Unless it's a tree or something like that, of course.
They completely took over, waived all her arrangements, told me to forget it, and did what they wanted. I rudely told them they could pay for it, too. Then, they got very very mad, but could not do a thing about it when I pulled out the wedding photo of my parents and set it on top of the casket. No, they never divorced. My dad died when I was 14.
So, make your arrangements, and put it in your will that anyone who messes with them gets diddly, and make sure your attorney knows what your plans are.
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