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In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m sort of a DIY-dork. And darn proud of it, too! 
Part of this title comes from my love of knitting and deep desire to learn to quilt. I’ve wanted to learn how to do this for a while now, but really haven’t had the time or excuse (but who really needs an excuse to learn a new craft??) until now.
Ever since I decided on our favors (more on that later!), the wedding has a taken a very pleasant “down home” feel. I’m really excited about it! I wouldn’t quite call it western, but it is definitely country… 
Think “Spread the Love”. Think hints of paisley and crochet. Think… QUILT. Guestbook. That’s right. A quilt guestbook instead of the traditional paper-pen deal. Take squares of different fabric and several fabric pens, and add to that the well-wishings and great advice from loved ones and you have my new favorite (for now!) part of the wedding!
I am so smitten! I particularly like the last one for some reason… Don’t they all look so cute and… country?!
I was also thinking of tablescapes… I’ll tell you all about the guest tables later, but for the head table, I’m thinking another quilt… As a tablecloth! What do you think?
I love it!! I am going to take our tableclothes after the wedding and make a quilt.
Beautiful! I want to have a well wishes quilt too, but we are sorta eloping. Do you think people would write something on the fabric if I mailed it to them with our announcements?
For my shower everyone brought a square of fabric or clothing that would mean something to me the giver or both and my mom made my husband and I a quilt.
We did a guestbook quilt for our wedding too! We wanted something other than the traditional book that, in all honesty, we probably would never look at again. It was pieced together by my husband’s aunt and turned out to be a beautiful keepsake that we will treasure forever. The most fun part was waiting to read all of the notes to us until after the quilt was finished. I hope yours turns out to be as much of a success as ours did!
Wonderful idea!
I actually did this for my best friend’s wedding a couple of years ago. Her reception was actually on a dinner train, so it was somewhat easier to keep everyone together to explain it, but a table with directions would work as well!
I handed out precut squares as well as fabric markers and asked people to draw or write or quote whatever they wanted. We ended up with some wonderful words of advice and amazing drawings! It took me awhile to put together, but I was finally able to give it to the couple for their 1 year anniversary and they loved it 
Love, love, love this! Such a clever idea and such a beautiful and sentimental keepsake.
Ah! I’ll live vicariously through you - I tried to convince Mr. GP this was a good idea, but it was a no go. I think it will turn out beautifully though, and can’t wait to see it!
My mom made us a guest quilt. We has a basket with the squares in it for guests to sign and now my mom is putting it together for us! I love how creative some people were with it. We have at least 5 squares that are lovely drawings! I love this idea because we will use and look at a guest quilt a lot more than a guest book.
I saw that 2nd quilt on MSW last month and am totally planning to do it in lieu of a guestbook (though in addition to our guest platter…). I figured I’ll collect the squares then bust out my knitting for dumbing books and actually learn how to knit…
I LOVE that last one! So cute! This is such a fun idea!
My mom made us a beautiful signature quilt, with a picture of J and I, and it was SO beautiful. It will hang in our hallway in our new apartment, with all the signatures of our wedding guests on it. We love it!
love this idea! can’t wait to see how it turns out!
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Mrs. Hot Dog, Cheyenne, WY Age and Occupation: 23, Health Information Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Personal Trainer Engagement Date: March 2009 Wedding Date: August 2010 Venue: Family Ranch outside Glenrock, WY About Me: I'm a city girl by birth and rural girl by choice. I'm ready to take on the world with a big heart and a big smile! I love all things crafty and DIY. I live in Cheyenne, WY with Mr. HD and our 2 fur babies, our dachshunds, Ollie and Mia. I love travel, adventure, Finding Nemo, '90s music, animals, and laughing. He is the cheese to my macaroni and together we spend more time watching movies than we probably should! I'm an old soul who is super duper excited to pull off our down home-rustic-chic-country wedding (on the cheap)!
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