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Has anyone made a quilt from handkechiefs? I have a bunch from my mother and thought I could incorporate them into a quilt somehow

i worked with a woman once who used them to make a quilt. she folded then on the diag into a butter fly shape then appliqued them onto white blocks. then using black embrodiery thread she made the anteni it was so cute. they were her grandmothers. i have never seen another one made like the one she did.
Barbara

If you google 'hankerchief quilts' you will find lots of ideas and there is even a Hankerchief Quilt Guide that shows many interesting ideas. I have a large collection of hankies, too, that are in the back of my mind for 'someday'.

Many years ago - back in the 30s, my Mom was a kindergarten teacher. One of her students died, and his mother sent my Mom a handkerchief every year for the rest of her life. I now have all those hankies and would also like to do something with them. Thanks for bringing up the topic, fabricsue! I'll be interested in ALL the responses!

Thanks everyone for your ideas. The Google site has SO much

I've made 2 handkerchief quilts. I machine zigzagged each one on a light colored solid background fabric square. I used a very small zig-zag stitch and used invisible thread. My aunt has one and my mom has the other. I wanted to do something with all of my grandmother's beautiful hankies. I thought it would be a fun memory piece for her daughters. I still have some more that I want to make - have thought about doing those where the hankie is a ladies dress, or an envelope or a butterfly, but those first 2 I made - the hankies were so pretty all the way around, I couldn't bear to cut them or fold them. They have held up well - my aunt has had hers for over 10 years and my mom has had hers for over 7 years. I set the size of my background squares by making it a little bigger than the largest hankie I was using, then all the smaller ones fit easily. I used a peach background with my aunt's, and a blue background with my mom's. Have fun making one! I love quilts that reuse or preserve memories!
Karlene