My daughter gets married in April and I was thinking to do something different..like her. She doesn't want a "guest book" with names...she bought some bottles of wine and will put a blank label on it and a tag (that I am making) saying for those at the table (bottle on every table at the reception) write a little something, or just sign on the blank labe. Then each anniversary they will open a bottle of wine and have the names/memories. Granted...toss the bottle, toss the names but I don't think she has thought about that yet. so... I have.

I was going to get a nice "autograph" book and do some scrapbook embellishments on it and I or her daughter would walk it around to everyone and ask them to sign/write on a page and then give her that on their first anniversary. But...I had the brain storm today...I am a practical person. Everything has to have at least ONE use, preferrably two! So... since I quilt...I will make a quilt for their wedding gift and....get fabric to write on and cut squares and take them around, have everyone write on the fabric squares and then bring it home and create some kind of quilt pattern with her fav colors and give her that for their first anniversary...if not before. This way, they get a quilt they can use (they are moving to Missouri) and the memories of their wedding and their friends.

But...I need some suggestions...on the fabric to use. I have some computer fabric "paper" that I use to make my labels....it is a peel off back and you just put it in the printer like normal paper and it prints out really nice. I could use that and get a permanent ink pen for the writing. I would think I'd want to cut them a little larger than finished size so I'd have room for the assembly seams and maybe if I want to cut them a little smaller...better to have them to big than to small but...how big is big enough? I do have a budget that dictates what I buy, so I'd have to start saving now. That is as far as I have gotten. I think she will have 100-150 people there.

Any suggestions on how to do this? what size should the pieces be? Is there a better option than the computer fabric paper? I have to have a hard surface for writing and a table cloth on the table won't be hard enough for good, legible writting. I thought a small clip board with the fabric on it ... or? And how to take it around the room...hopefully without my daughter knowing about it (I'll tell everyone to keep their traps shut, but you know how that usually ends up with that many people involved!) Do I just go to each table and stand and wait till it gets passed around to people at the table? I am going to try to get a guest list and cross off those that sign and hopefully get everyone...cross them off the list incase some aren't at their table when I am there, or...?

I'd appreciate any suggestions of any kind even on how to make this work and get the signature squares would be greatly appreciated! And if you have any ideas for the pattern to create the quilt..I'll take those to!