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Have you saved clothes or memorabilia from your past? Do you have t-shirts from high school or college that you'd like made into a quilt? Do you have a t-shirt collection from rock concerts, auto shows, or marathons that you'd like made into a quilt? Memory quilts can include photos, t-shirts, sports uniforms, etc. 

Themes for memory quilts include: 

bulletT-Shirt quilts: t-shirts you've collected from your school activities, sports or career
bulletAlumni quilts: things you've collected from school (sports uniforms, photos of friends)
bulletPhoto quilts: photos of your family, children and friends.

Memory quilts make great graduation gifts for your children, and they also make great gifts for your parents reflecting family time together.

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*Photos on this site are ownership of Original Quilts and should not be used without permission. 
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Photo Graduation Quilt
This quilt has photos within each block showing the graduate with family and friends. My customer sent me a charm pack of 5" blocks, and we added tonal fabrics to complete the look.

This quilt was completed October 2012.

-- Missy (Minnesota)

 

Hand Quilt - 12 months!
Half of the hand prints on this quilt were completed when my client was young, and the other half were completed recently to complete the quilt. Each block represents a month of the year!

This quilt was completed December 2008. -- Doreen (Washington)

 

 

Hand Quilt - 12 months!
Half of the hand prints on this quilt were completed when my client was young, and the other half were completed recently to complete the quilt. Each block represents a month of the year!

This quilt was completed December 2008. -- Doreen (Washington)

 

 

Rainbow Grand Musician
This quilt measures 52" x 75". It is for Rainbow Girls.

This quilt was completed July 2008.  -- Cindy (Washington)

 

Rainbow Grand Cross of Color
This quilt measures 52" x 75". It is for Rainbow Girls.

This quilt was completed July 2008.  -- Cindy (Washington)

 

Rainbow Charity Quilt
Each block on this quilt represents the person's favorite charity. The charity names are each embroidered on the hears, then appliquéd onto each block. The embroidery/appliqué was completed by Cottonwood Creations. The photo below shows detail of four of the blocks.

This quilt was completed March 2008.  -- Cindy (Washington)

 

Rainbow Travel Quilt
Each block on this quilt represents the person's favorite place to travel. The embroidery designs are quite intricate. The embroidery was completed by Cottonwood Creations. The photo below shows detail of four of the blocks.

This quilt was completed March 2008.

-- Cindy (Washington)

 

Confirmation Quilt
This is my nephews confirmation quilt. Each family member and friend who attended his confirmation made a block. It was then made into a quilt. The back fabric is covered with band instruments - showing that he enjoys playing the trombone!

This quilt was completed December 2007.

 

Graduation Quilt
My client transferred the photos to fabric and hand pieced the center section of this quilt. Then the quilt was completed into a twin size quilt. It is very bright! This quilt measures approx 73" x 92".

This quilt was completed June 2007.

"I loved and even more so, my daughter just loved the quilt.  I took it to the place where I purchased the fabric and they went crazy over it.  We especially love the details, like the quilted squares in the borders." -- Missy (Minnesota)

 

Bible Quilt
This quilt is for a girl in Rainbow Girls. Each of her friends gave their favorite bible verse - they were all embroidered onto blocks and placed around the center block. This quilt measures approx 60" x 85".

Embroidery by Cottonwood Creations.

This quilt was completed June 2006.

-- Cindy (Washington)

 

Ties that bind!
Ok, so I have to write that this is the longest project I have ever worked on! My client send these ties to me in 2002, and we are now 2006! He probably has a few more ties to include now! I enjoyed this project, but it was labor of love - ties are much harder to work with than anticipated!

This quilt was completed May 2006. 

-- Douglas (Louisiana)

 

From Childhood to Adulthood.
This large lap quilt has a beautiful table runner down the center and beading/lace from my clients wedding dress in all four corners and borders. The diamonds on each side include pieces of baby clothing as well as the darker inside border. This quilt measures 43" x 71".

This quilt was completed April 2006. 

-- Michelle (New York)

 

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Wedding Memory Quilt.
My client asked friends/family to each make a block for this quilt. It is a beautiful Wedding quilt - and will be a keepsake for this bride! It is quilted with hearts! It measures approx 61" x 61". 

This quilt was completed October 2005. 

-- Maryanne (Massachusetts)

 

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3 Photo Memory Graduation Quilts 
These quilts were made with 14 photos in each quilt and one embroidered block in the centers. They measure approx 60" x 40". 

These quilts were completed May 2005. 

-- Ruby (Illinois)

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T-Shirt Memory Quilt 
This quilt was made with t-shirts. It measures approx 84" x 84". 

This quilt was completed April 2005. 

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Adoption Memory Quilt 
This quilt was made with 9 t-shirts. It measures approx 42" x 42". 

This quilt was completed April 2005. 

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Confirmation Quilt 
This quilt is for my nephew's confirmation. At a gathering family and friends decorated the blocks for the quilt. 

This quilt was completed December 2004. 

(Oregon)

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Graduation Quilt 
This quilt includes 14 photos of the graduate, and her name and graduation year embroidered in the center block. 

This quilt was completed May 2004. 

"We loved the graduation photo quilt! It will be a very special gift that I'm sure will always be treasured. The quilt is beautiful, we loved the embroidery details you did!!!!  -- DeeDee (Michigan)

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School Art Quilts (2) 
The artwork in each of the blocks was created by 1st graders - their assignment was to draw a flower. One of the parents in the class asked me to make this quilt as a gift to the teacher. This quilt measures approx 50" x 60". All of the fabrics in this quilt were selected from www.bugfabric.com

The first quilt was completed May 2004. 

The second quilt was completed January 2005.

 

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Zapata Wall Hanging 
This quilted wall hanging has a logo embroidered in the main block. This wall hanging measures approx 27" x 27"

This quilt was completed April 2004. 

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School Auction Quilt
This quilt is a school auction quilt - it includes 19 children head shots, and the teacher's photo in the lower right corner.  This quilt measures approx 50" x 60".

This quilt was completed April 2004. 

"The photo memory quilt is a masterpiece! A true work of art. Pam exceeded my expectations! -- Michelle (Florida)

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Photo Quilt
This photo quilt includes 14 photos, and an embroidered block in the center.  

This quilt was completed January 2004. 

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Wedding Quilt
This quilt was made as a wedding gift. 

This quilt was completed January 2004. 

"Pam communicated with us constantly about the status of our project, any choices or options we might have and gave us access to digital images of her progress. The finished product is a work of art and we are thrilled with the entire experience." -- Jenny - Ohio

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Christmas Quilt
This quilt was made as a Christmas gift for my client's wife. 

This quilt was completed January 2004. 

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Birthday Quilt
My client wanted this quilt as a birthday gift. It measures approx 40" x 60".

This quilt was completed December 2003. 

"Pam made this project so easy to do. She was so helpful and great to work with. I couldn't have asked for more!" -- Layna (California)

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Silk Quilt
My client picked out silk fabrics for this quilt - it is beautiful, and so soft. It is a Christmas present for her mom. The back is beautiful raw silk.

This quilt was completed December 2003. 

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80th Birthday Quilt
My client picked out the fabrics and sent me the photos for this quilt. It is for an 80th Birthday party!

This quilt was completed November 2003. 

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Children's Clothing Quilt
My client sent me a box of her daughter's clothes to incorporate into a quilt. There were many bright red's and blue's so we made this the focus on the quilt. This is the snowball pattern, using the red as the diamonds between each block. Many of the blocks have the buttons and embellishments from the clothing and where possible I also included pockets. The bottom photo shows detail of the quilting.

This quilt was completed November 2003. 

"The quilt is a big hit with everyone who sees it!" -- Karen (California)

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40th Birthday Memory Quilt
My client wanted something special for his wife's 40th Birthday. He pulled the family photos and did the computer work for a collage of photos in each block. He picked out the fabrics, and designed the layout for the quilt. I'm sure his wife will be so excited! 

This quilt was completed November 2003. 

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Memory Quilt
My client wanted to make something special for her boyfriend on their first year anniversary of dating. They had traveled and gone to many memorable events. We included photos, and tickets of the events that they attended together.  This quilt measures approx 40" x 60". 

This quilt was completed October 2003. 

"Working with Pam on this project was a real pleasure. She had tons of creative ideas, but always kept in mind that it was "my" quilt and shared those ideas with me. The process is very thorough, efficient, and professional while adding a personal touch." -- Angie (Indiana)

 

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75th Birthday Photo Quilt
This quilt was made for a 75th birthday present. It includes family photos, and a nice birthday wish in one of the center blocks. The border fabric has leaves, so we carried the leaves throughout in the quilting as well. 

This quilt was completed August 2003. 

"Pam is such a professional! Her outstanding communication skills made the whole ordeal of getting my quilt done quickly an unbelievably smooth process." -- Jeanne (Virginia)

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25th Anniversary Photo Quilt
This quilt was made for a 25th Wedding Anniversary. It includes family photos, and the center photo is the wedding photo. 

This quilt was completed July 2003. 

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Family Reunion Quilt
This family reunion quilt shows photos, birth and death (if applicable) dates for the members of this family. My client will share it with her family at a reunion.

This quilt was completed June 2003.  

"Pam is so easy to do business with and Original Quilts is run in a professional manner offering quality products. I love working with Pam. The quilt is beautiful and my family will treasure it!" Ruby (Illinois)

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Chenille Blankets
The top photo is a lavender chenille blanket. The front is solid striped lavender chenille, and the back and binding is lavender flannel. The middle photo shows an embroidered label for the back of the lavender blanket.

The bottom photo shows a baby blue full size chenille blanket (shown on a king size bed).

These are beautiful thick chenille with cotton batting and flannel backs - and they are quilted together to make nice warm blankets.

The lavender blanket was completed May 2003.  
The blue blanket was completed June 2003.

"Thank you Pam for making such exquisite quilts and blankets" -- Renee (New Jersey)

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Wedding Quilt
This is a wedding quilt. My client gave blocks to important people in the wedding couple's life, and each person made a block for the quilt. The blocks are quite creative. The bottom photo shows six of the blocks showing photos and even doll clothes (wedding dress & tux) are sewn onto the block. This is a gift most brides would love to receive! The quilt is quilted with hearts throughout the quilt. This quilt measures 60" x 60".

This quilt was completed March 2003.  

"I was extremely pleased with Pam's personal touch to e-mails. The quilt was a pleasant surprise, and I say that, because I literly picked Original Quilts out of hundred's and the service and quality was superior".  -- Maryanne (Massachusetts)

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Travel Quilt
This travel quilt includes photos and t-shirts from places this young boy has visited. His mom sent me the t-shirts, and wanted embroidered names of the states where they had traveled. His mom is also a photographer so we included some of the photos from the places where he visited as well. The second photo shows the center portion of th quilt. William likes blue, so we put lots of blue around the quilt too. This quilt measures 65" x 65".

The third photo shows the quilt at home! (Thanks to my client for sending me this photo!)

This quilt was completed February 2003.  

"Pam has done a marvelous, creatively expressive quilt for our son. This project had may difficult aspects to be incorporated in to the final master piece and all flow beautifully together. This is a work of Art. The quilt is the "creative birth" of Pam's ability to let her talents take us to a place where fabrics become emotions on a canvas of material. Each quilt has a personality all of its own that can evoke strong memories and make us closer to the people we love and want to remember. We all have special gifts to offer and Pam is no exception. I would highly recommend her talents and professionalism to my close friends and family." -- Michelle (New York)

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Photo Lap Quilt
This quilt has 14 photos with a sashing and a border. The photo below shows the center square up close so you can see the quilting on this quilt. It measures approximately 40" x 60".

This quilt was completed December 2002.

(Texas)

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Photo Wallhanging
This quilt has 16 photos with a sashing and a border. The photo below shows the label on the back of the quilt. This quilt measures approximately 40" x 40".

This quilt was completed November 2002.

"Original Quilts far surpassed my expectations in both quality of product and customer service. Pam is extremely conscientious and a rare find on the Internet!" -- R. Hunt (Massachusetts) 

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Photo Lap Quilt
This quilt includes 14 photos, and a quote in the center. My client did a great job in picking the fabrics. This quilt measures 40" x 60".

This quilt was completed November 2002.

"Pam agreed to make a quilt for us on short notice due to terminal illness. We spoke frequently and she helped us with the entire process. It was a wonderful experience to be able to create this gift." -- Michelle (Ohio)

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Photo Lap Quilt
This quilt includes 14 photos, and a quote in the center. My client did a great job in picking the fabrics. This quilt measures 40" x 60".

This quilt was completed October 2002.

"I took a chance having someone so far away from us (we are in Michigan) making something that would be so treasured by my mom and that chance proved to be the best decision made. The photo quilt is BEAUTIFUL! And I know my mom will be at a loss for words when she opens this on Christmas morning. The craftsmanship is wonderful. And I was so pleasantly surprised at how quick Pam was able to complete this for me. She also let ME pick out the fabrics which I sent to her. This made it seem like a joint creation so I could feel part of my mother's beautiful photo quilt." -- Sydney (Michigan)

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Anniversary Quilt
My client picked out many themed fabrics from the equilter website that represented their family life. She also sent photos of the her family to be added. The design was inspired by the fabrics selected. The 10 commandments are placed around the outside of the quilt, and the outer most colors represent the color wheel. Music is all around us in life, hence it is around the quilt. The borders on each side are all different showing many favorite things that inspire this family. 

The first photo shows the entire quilt. The second photo shows some of the close up quilting work that the Quilting Cottage did - Sally did a fantastic job! The third photo shows the back of the quilt - using the remainder of the themed fabrics on the back of the quilt to finish the story of the quilt. This quilt measures 91" x 110".

This quilt was completed October 2002.

"It was like a kid waiting for Christmas.... "oh my God" this is the most beautiful quilt I've ever seen! The workmanship is superb! This entire process has been absolutely wonderful! Words cannot express my gratitude and thank you doesn't seem sufficient. Pam you are a gifted lady. I am one customer who truely appreciates all you do. Original Quilts is a most professional company producing quality products. I will be working with you on other quilts!" -- Ruby (Illinois)

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Car t-shirt Quilt
My client took t-shirts from the Snohomish Classic Car Display and had them made into a quilt for a gift. The quilt measures 62" x 62".

This quilt was completed October 2002. 

(Washington)

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75th Birthday Quilt
This quilt is for a 75th birthday! My client picked out the border fabric, then I picked out the sashing fabric and the binding.  This wall hanging quilt measures 36" x 44". Each of the photos are 6" x 6" square, and we incorporated both color and black/white photos. This quilt was completed August 2002.

"I knew from my first phone conversation with you that this quilt would be wonderful. Throughout you were responsive, professional and most important -  caring. You understood that this was a very special gift. You are amazing. Thank you so much!"  -- Maria (West Virginia)

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T-shirt Memory Quilt
My client sent me her daughter's t-shirts from her high school years. She gave this to her daughter as a gift after she graduated from college. It measures 66" x 74". 
This quilt was completed July 2002.

"The finished quilt was even better than I thought it would be. Original Quilts provides excellent service, quality, and information while the project is in process." -- Joan (Georgia)

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Baby Clothes Memory Quilt
My client brought me her baby clothes and her husband's baby clothes. She wanted a quilt to hang in their bedroom that didn't look too baby, she selected the basic design of the quilt and both her and her husband selected the background and accent fabrics. The top photo shows the entire quilt, and the bottom photo shows a close up of the detail in the pattern. 

The quilt measures approximately 66" x 47".  Completed June 2002. 

"Pam took great care and pride in creating a quilt from baby clothes that is amazingly sweet and which will hang in our home for many years." -- L. Christie (Washington)

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Josh's Memory Quilt
When Josh turned 13, his mom had a party for him and invited influential people in his life. At the gathering, each person shared their advice for Josh and assured him that he had family and friends around him. Each person made a quilt square for the quilt. Josh's grandmother started the quilt, and Original Quilts finished the quilt. 
Quilt measure 63" x 75". Completed April 2002. 

(Oregon)

Note: Josh is my nephew! He loves his quilt!  -- Pam

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Glass Memory Quilt
This quilt was designed using over 60 shirts worn while working at Microsoft. This is a great way to take memories from favorite shirts and display them as a quilt for all to enjoy. This quilt measures 58" x 58". This quilt was completed March 2002.

"Awesome job - a great product at a reasonable price." -- Ken Glass (Washington)

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16 Picture Photo Quilt
This is a sample of a photo quilt with room for 16 4" x 4" photos. The quilt measures approximately 36" x 36". This quilt was completed January 2002. 

The Quilting Cottage did the long arm quilting on this quilt.

(New York)

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Noble Family Quilt
This quilt has 35 photos of members of the Noble family. It was given as a gift to the grandparents of the family. If you click on the top photo you can see close up the embroidery that says "The Noble Family 2001". You can also see the detail in the quilting. This quilt measures approximately 40" x 60".  This quilt was completed December 2001.

The Quilting Cottage did the long arm quilting on this quilt.

"We have been blessed to see a dream come to life. Our quilt has to be the best of all their creations. We will have another made. This process was truly a labor of love, and a heartwarming and blessed experience." -- Rev. & Mrs. George E. Noble (Washington)

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Fricke Family Quilt
This quilt has twelve 8 x 10 photo's in it. It was a gift to my brother and his family. As we all enjoy to fish, this quilt shows fish swimming around quilt. The quilting is done with fish and waves in the border. This quilt was made as a usable quilt for the family to cuddle up in. It measures approximately 60 x 75". This quilt was completed December 2001.

The Quilting Cottage did the long arm quilting on this quilt.

(Oregon)

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Photo Quilt
This photo quilt has four 8" x 10" photos with a sashing and a border. There is also a loop sewn on back for easy hanging with a rod. The names of each member of the family is embroidered in the middle sashing. This quilt is wall hanging size and costs $95. This quilt was completed November 2001.

Also, the blue, mauve, and maroon fabrics used are all hand dyed fabrics by the quilt artist.

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Velvet Quilt
This is a velvet quilt with photo transfer. My client designed this quilt and asked me to make it for her.  It is 60" x 60". It is very soft and cuddly. It was completed March 2002.

(Illinois)

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Julia's Memory Quilt
Julia's mom saved all her special clothing from her first 4 years. Included in this quilt are; the outfit from her first Christmas, the t-shirt she wore when coming home from the hospital, favorite t-shirts, jeans, dresses, and even her first sleeper. Also, her PJ's, Halloween costumes, and more. Over 70 pieces were combined to make this memorable quilt for Julia. We used her jeans for the boarders, and the fabric from her crib bumpers as the binding. This is a very creative way to save memories of your child. If you click on the picture to see it bigger, you can see in the upper left corner that I designed the sleeper to unzip and show a tiny t-shirt underneath. 

The top picture shows the whole quilt, and the lower picture shows more detail of the upper part of the quilt. This quilt was completed October 2001.

(Washington)

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Microsoft T-shirt Quilt
This t-shirt quilt is made from t-shirts collected while working 8-years at Microsoft. The quilt is bordered in jeans, and the back is flannel to make a very comfortable quilt to cuddle in. This quilt was completed November 2001.

 

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