Snuggle up boys and girls. You’ll want to stay under the covers all night long once you’ve gotten your hands on your personalised wedding quilt. Get your guests to write their wishes for you, with a permanent fabric pen, on a square piece of fabric and after your big day, sew the squares of love together to make a patchwork quilt that can be hung up on your wall as a piece of art or thrown over the couch for those cold winters’ day. Use different patterned material for a colourful and fun effect or if you’re more of an organised couple, stick to plain coloured fabric. Alternatively, you can have the quilt readymade for guests to sign and use as a photo backdrop at the same time. Don’t you feel all warm and loved?
Where to buy the material?
Sham Shui Po (around Nam Cheong Street, Yu Chau Street and Ki Lung Street) – this is fabric heaven. You’ll find just about any material, colour and pattern here and although many of the shops are wholesalers, just work your charm.
Where to buy the permanent fabric pen?
Artland – 3/F Lockhart Centre, 301-307 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai
DIY Patchwork Quilt:
If you’re a crafty chick, follow this tutorial from Offbeat Bride. Even if you don’t have a sewing machine at home, you can still DIY the fabric squares and bring them to the tailors to sew together for you!
Photo credits (clockwise from top left): Elizabeth Messina, Scott Chester Photography via Green Wedding Shoes, Heidi Ryder, Nadine Studio, Martha Stewart Weddings, Alison Pierce Photography, M. Three Studio, Gia Canali