Memory Quilts from Neckties
July 5, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
I’ve accumulated neckties worn by my uncle, my dad, my father-in-law and my husband. I haven’t yet begun necktie memory quilts. I now have decided to make smaller hangings simply because I don’t have enough time to do a bed quilt.
I also want to use other bits of memorabilia on the quilt. These would be more effective in a wall quilt. They include items such as shirt buttons, medals, tie tacks, tags from the backs of ties.
I also could use a tie or two in a shadow box, as a backdrop for display of other memorabilia. Perhaps you’ll write a journal to go …read more




