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    Old 04-02-2015, 08:10 PM
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    Default Prayer Quilts for the church

    I make prayer quilts for my church. They are to be approx. 40" wide by 60" long. I can use any pattern I want as long as there are prayer ties on the front and a cross on the back. Here are pictures of the latest stash of quilts I turned in. Thank you for viewing.
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    Old 04-02-2015, 08:23 PM
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    very nice .. beautiful colors.. but what is a "prayer quilt"?
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    Very pretty.
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    Old 04-02-2015, 08:54 PM
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    Wonderful! I make prayer quilts too for our church Prayers and Squares group. I love the idea of the cross on the back. Are those appliquéd? For Katiedid2. . . If Janet's church does them like ours, we put the threads in them ready to be tied. But then when someone is sick or has another need for prayer, we put a quilt on the patio and people pray for that person as they tie one of the knots. When the recipient gets the quilt, he knows many people have prayed for him.
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    Old 04-02-2015, 09:07 PM
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    [QUOTE=Katiedid2;7151588]very nice .. beautiful colors.. but what is a "prayer quilt"?[/QUOTE

    A prayer quilt is for someone who is in need of our prayers--do to an illness, loss, injury, etc. The quilt is placed in the church and members and friends say prayers for the receiver. Some quilts are only put together with ties and while people are saying a prayer they also tie a knot to "hold the prayer into the quilt." It is okay if a prayer quilt is machine quilted, but the ties have to still be on it as well. When the receiver gets the quilt and they snuggle up in it, they find comfort in knowing God is close as well as their family and friends and it helps them get through their difficult times.
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    They are beautiful.
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    Old 04-02-2015, 09:13 PM
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    I hand sew the crosses on the back. I usually make them out of the same color as the quilt binding.
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    I am certain the recipients feel the power put in them/
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    nicely done
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    Good job. Beautiful quilts.
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