Forget Me Not

Description

Forget Me Not is a Quilt for a Cause – Alzheimer’s. The block are colorful and complicated in the center then get paler and simpler toward the edges – like memories. The quilt border is surrounded by forget-me-nots, the symbol of the Alzheimer’s.

The colors are also symbolic, especially during the Alzheimer’s walk. People carry purple flowers if they have lost someone to Alzheimer’s. They yellow flowers if they are a caregiver to someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Someone carrying a blue flower is living with Alzheimer’s. White flowers are symbols of hope for a cure.

This quilt has seven different blocks. Four of the blocks provide a secondary pattern of a forget-me-not.  Hoffman Watercolor fabrics are used in this design. The finished quilt measure 72-inches square.

A portion of the proceeds from this quilt pattern will go to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Fabric Requirements for Hoffman 1895 Watercolors:    

701 Deep Amethyst        ¼ yard + ¾ yard binding

232 Citrine                        ¼ yard

199 Blond Ale                    ¼ yard

510 Plumeria                     ¼ yard

471 Buttercup                    ¼ yard

390 Zinfandel                    1 ½ yards

394 Merlot                         ¼ yard

423 Marsala                       ½ yard

598 New Years                  ½ yard

378 Jelly                           ¼ yard

91 Amethyst                      ½ yard

438 Crocus                          ½ yard

706 Bougainvillea             ¼ yard

564 Tupelo                         ¾ yard

276 Sea Urchin                   ¼ yard

352 Lilly                          ¼ yard

512 Paradise                      ¾ yard

459 Lotus                           ¼ yard

492 Breeze                         ½ yard

30 Lilac                            1 yard

307 Snow                            1 ½ yard

Batting                             82” x 82”

Backing                            4 1/2 yards