Wedding dress quilt ideas

First, the before shots: So beautiful, right? I was able to take a look at these pictures in advance and those diagonal layers caught my att...

A blog about quilts made from wedding dresses by Mary Manson Quilts

My husband and I were married in 1991. After the wedding, my dress went into a box. It moved with us a few times, but I didn’t really give it much thought until I had a daughter. I pulled it out once when she was little and let her try it on, then back in the box it w

A photo from Lucy Portsmouth: I made this quilt from a wedding dress .... the beading was lifted off the dress and re-attached to the quilt, and the whole thing is machine embroidered with a flowing leaf pattern .... the tulle ruffle around the edge was made from the dress petticoat :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOW! What a neat idea!

First, the before shots: So beautiful, right? I was able to take a look at these pictures in advance and those diagonal layers caught my attention right away. I decided that I really wanted to leave them intact if at all possible. Keep in mind, though, that this is a tiny girl - the dress was size 6! - so if I left the bulk of the top intact there wouldn't be much to work with. Still, I was hopeful that it would all come together. First I cut up the skirt, or at least, I cut up the part of…

Custom quilt made from a wedding dress

This project, quite frankly, scared me to death. A customer brought in her wedding dress and wanted it made into a quilt. Her only request was that it be preserved in the largest pieces possible. ***Insert panic attack here*** It is kind of scary to cut up someone's wedding dress! I looked at it for weeks before devising a plan. Once you make that first cut, there is no going back! It was a two-tone satin dress, ivory and champagne, and had beading, embroidery and lots of buttons. There were…

| London Ontario Boutique Wedding Coordination

Several ladies got together and had this quilt made for a coworker who lost their spouse a year ago. The dress was made of beautiful satin with lots of lace and beading. The lace in the center of the quilt was from the bodice of the dress. I used the beaded lace that went down the train of the dress for the inner border. The outer border had bodice lace at the top and bottom. I used several feather quilting designs to divide up the larger areas and add interest. The finished quilt is about…