This is the wedding quilt that my mom and I are making for me and Slug. We're not quite finished piecing it yet. The quilt top is a traditional double wedding ring, but there will be a fun twist to this quilt.
Traditionally, people set out a guest book at their wedding so guests can sign and years later the couple can look through and remember who was at their wedding. While I understood the desire to have a record of who was at the wedding, I pictured that guestbook sitting in a closet for years to come and doing nothing but collecting dust.
Being the looney quilter that I am, I decided to do something a little more practical. We cut out 12" blocks of solid white fabric and bought a set of fabric markers. At our reception, we asked our guests to sign one of the fabric blocks with the markers - sign your name, write a message, draw a picture, whatever you want. When the quilt top is finished, I will piece the guestblocks together, and they will be the backing of the quilt. So, whenever we use the quilt, maybe we will stop and read a couple of messages from the back.