About Photo Memory Quilts

Photo memory quilts are wonderful ways to pass on your family history to your children and their children, and generations to come. Because traditional quilts have been used to pass history from generations to generations, the photo memory quilt is a more updated and even more personally visual way to do just that. You can use family photos and snapshots, as well as antique family photographs to carry on the family name and history, to illustrate your family tree. A photo memory quilt is one of the most personal and sentimental gift that you can give or receive.

Identification

A photo memory quilt is a quilt made up of different fabric squares but has personal photos and family snapshots printed on the squares. This sentimental gift and heirloom is a great way to record family history and to make sure that that knowledge does not die as future generations pass it on to their children.

Features

There are fabric squares of different colors and different patterns according to the taste and choices of the quilt maker. Personal family photos compiled and sewn together make up this sentimental quilt. The quilt can be very large or fairly small. It can feature recent photos of one or two generations or can feature very old historical family photos for an interesting and valuable heirloom.

Time Frame

The time frame for the photos that can be used for a photo memory quilt is quite limitless. They can be from yesterday's digital photos to the time of the invention of the camera. Depending on how far back the catalog of family photos goes, with a good flat scanner and printer, old family photos make for a valuable heirloom. With these old photos, make sure you have a flat scanner as you would not want to ruin the originals by running them through a round scanner or something that might damage them.

Significance

The photo memory quilt is a sentimental gift to give, but is also a priceless family heirloom. This is easily something very prized that can be passed on from generation to generation. It is a way of passing on a family's history and family tree. Because the craft of quilt making has been around since ancient times, this is a great classic heirloom to make for your family.

History

Quilt making has been around since before ancient Egyptian times. It is a classic craft of many cultures, quite literally, and each culture had its own methods and styles that were common in them. It has been a very important part of American culture and has been used to pass heirlooms from generations to generations as well. The photo memory quilt is a more updated and personal way to use this method to create an heirloom to pass from your generation to future generations.

Resources

• How to Make Photo Memory Quilts.