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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Hm, why not make a Mom and Dad block and focus on the 50 years together? You could use a heart applique for Mom and Dad instead of the flowers.
Not sure what to do with Trevor ...Velcro??????
Not sure what to do with Trevor ...Velcro??????
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Phyllis, seems like others have good suggestions. It sounds like you are on the right track with the idea of relating something of your dad's farming - the tree idea.
(I can identify with your dilema. I am making a quilt with photos for my folks' anniversary, and am not sure how to include my brother's first wife ---- )
(I can identify with your dilema. I am making a quilt with photos for my folks' anniversary, and am not sure how to include my brother's first wife ---- )
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Originally Posted by QuiltingGrannie
Is there something about your father such as a hobby, favorite color, favorite season, favorite flower, anything that was special about him that you kids and your mom would recognize if you somehow put it in one or more of the squares? A special memory between the two of them? That way the memory would be there but not "in your face" so to speak against the other men in her life.
Your blocks so far are beautiful.
Your blocks so far are beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
Phyllis, seems like others have good suggestions. It sounds like you are on the right track with the idea of relating something of your dad's farming - the tree idea.
(I can identify with your dilema. I am making a quilt with photos for my folks' anniversary, and am not sure how to include my brother's first wife ---- )
(I can identify with your dilema. I am making a quilt with photos for my folks' anniversary, and am not sure how to include my brother's first wife ---- )
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Originally Posted by Rachel
I'm not sure you'd want to do this, but I made a quilt for someone and his father was very absent in his life. he wanted his dad's picture on the quilt, but not really... so we ended up putting it on the back of the quilt. Just a thought. I'm sure you'd prefer to have your dad present on the front somewhere, but maybe it'll spark an idea from someone else.
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I'm not sure what kind of farm you had, but did your dad like any special equipment that could become part of the landscape beneath the tree trunk or favorite animal? My Aunt and Uncle had a farm with all kinds of tractors and such, horses, a garden, etc. Would be kinda diplomatic just between them sortof thing?
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thanks to all who made suggestions I have decided to do another square with a double wedding ring pattern and put mothers name, daddy's name and their wedding date now to find a pattern
this square will be placed in the middle of the 9 squares with the four flower sqs on the four corners
this square will be placed in the middle of the 9 squares with the four flower sqs on the four corners
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Originally Posted by PhyllisM
thanks to all who made suggestions I have decided to do another square with a double wedding ring pattern and put mothers name, daddy's name and their wedding date now to find a pattern
this square will be placed in the middle of the 9 squares with the four flower sqs on the four corners
this square will be placed in the middle of the 9 squares with the four flower sqs on the four corners
Post it when you are done!
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Phyllis - I thought Trevor was the on-again off-again new husband. Didn't mean to yank a beloved family member. My Bad!
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