lovinglife Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I'm looking for some advice from the venerable hive. I'm working on some Christmas family tree quilted wall hangings. I had what I thought was a brilliant idea, but now I'm not quite sure how to handle a few things. The plan is to ou the name and wedding date of the couples in permanent fabric marker on the heart of the tree. Their parents names will be written along the roots. The leaves are going to have the names of their children, grandchildren, etc. What would you do about awkward family situations? For example, what about the mothers of children who should be on the tree who are no longer in the picture with the father? Would you group children and grandchildren in a certain way? Just looking for some ideas- I'm hoping not to inadvertently cause offense! I still need to bind them, but my next step is writing and I'm terrified of messing things up. I've made one for my parents, my in laws, and both sets of grandparents and hope they will see the love behind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jean in Newcastle Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 SIL made a family tree quilt for her parents. The parents were the trunk. Their children were mangos. Their grandchildren were leaves. As far as awkward situations go - I guess I would consider this more of a record of the parent's lineage. So list their children and grandchildren but maybe not the spouses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 If there is a child of at least one of the married couple shown in the heart, I would include that child. Not knowing how many children and then grandchildren you would have to include, if possible, I'd include the grandchildren on the leaves as close as possible to the related child. Now I'm wondering, are you going to include the child's spouse too, or is that your concern if they aren't married anymore? I suppose I wouldn't want to see my child's X on the blanket. Here's another idea, what if you just did the married couple in the heart, the parents on either side of the root, and then ask the recipient if they would like you to add any other names for the leaves that would be meaningful to them. The quilt is so pretty that it doesn't have to have names filled in, and most people wouldn't have names in all the leaves anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I would only do biologically related adults, but include all the children (adopted, bio, step etc). I would put all the linked children on one leaf if there is room. That way you can easily add more if you need to. I would include a pen with each quilt so the owner can add more later if needed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinglife Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 One more bump! (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 One more thought. Since you are doing it for the older two generations, why don't you call your siblings (who presumably you don't have to keep it a secret from) and ask them if they or their kids want their ex on the quilt. It's ok if you honor each one's wishes differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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