St. Michael patriotic quilt
08-17-2017, 02:33 PM
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St. Michael patriotic quilt
Greetings to all. I need your help. My niece is married to an Irish Catholic policeman who is also an Air Force veteran. I want to make a patriotic quilt for him that incorporates his devotion to country and the citizens he protects. I envision using the fabrics in the photo with darker blender. My challenge is I want to put a St. Michael medallion in the center. St. Michael is the patron saint of policemen. I've looked a little online, mostly Googling "images of St. Michael, but haven't found anything that I think will translate to fabric. Most are detailed and intricate. If any one has an idea as to how I can go about depicting St. Michael without really getting into detail I would love to hear your suggestions. Thanks to you all for helping me think about this.
08-17-2017, 03:02 PM
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If you go to catholicfaithstore.com they have many metals that have a more general depiction. Also, one has this policeman's prayer on it if you can do embroidery, might be an option.
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08-17-2017, 03:32 PM
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how about this - not sure if its for sale, but at least its an idea.. and I have heard that spoonflower will do about anything for you (I have never tried)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162622236517085515/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162622236517085515/
08-17-2017, 03:39 PM
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check this out.....could be a block in the quilt. I bet if you look there is shirt with St Michael for policemen as well
https://smile.amazon.com/Michael-For...hael+air+force
https://smile.amazon.com/Michael-For...hael+air+force
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08-17-2017, 03:44 PM
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https://doublevisionary.deviantart.c...ichael-9443014
https://www.google.ca/search?q=color...ih=638#imgrc=_
Maybe not what you want but here's another one. You can download a pdf.
http://paperdali.blogspot.ca/2010/08...angel-san.html
https://www.google.ca/search?q=color...ih=638#imgrc=_
Maybe not what you want but here's another one. You can download a pdf.
http://paperdali.blogspot.ca/2010/08...angel-san.html
Last edited by anne2016; 08-17-2017 at 03:52 PM.
08-18-2017, 07:05 AM
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Check out Spoonflower. I took all our son's army medals and some of his patches and created a layout that I uploaded to Spoonflower and they printed the fabric form me. Here is a photo of the fabric they did for me.[ATTACH=CONFIG]579127[/ATTACH]
08-18-2017, 08:54 AM
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Looks like some great ideas you got. My son is a policeman and this is a great idea for a medal on the quilt. I pray every night for his safety and his uncle is a catholic priest so I have him saying a little prayer for him too. Please share with us your project as you progress.
08-19-2017, 06:15 AM
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I have a family member in police work. The other night at Quilt Guild a lady, who works in a LQS (her husband is a retired police officer) mentioned that their is a line of quilting fabric coming out called something like A Thin Blue Line or Blue line. I asked her to let me know when it comes into the store. If she does I will post it here on the board.
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