# Grave marker ideas **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 11, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393 "2019-04-11T15:21:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/1 "2019-04-11T15:21:24Z")
My mother passed away a few weeks ago. She is going to be buried in a Catholic cemetery, and I’m planning her grave marker. The type of marker I’m looking at allows 4 lines, title (eg. “Beloved Wife and Mother”), name, birth and death dates, and a fourth line for a small quote. Most of the markers I’ve seen have some sappy religious quote (“Mary pray for us”, “Thy will be done”, etc.) But I’d like to have something a little more personal. Specifically, my mom was a prolific quilter and was very generous in sharing her quilts with friends and family. I’d like to find a quote that refers to making things with your hands and sharing the fruits of your labor. But here’s the catch: there is apparently a maximum of 17 letters allowed in this fourth line. Can anyone think of a very short quote that would be appropriate? It doesn’t have to be a Bible quote. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/2 "2019-04-11T15:24:04Z")
“I’d rather bee quilting” ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/3 "2019-04-11T15:28:26Z")
I assume spaces count? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/4 "2019-04-11T15:30:21Z")
Aww. You just want quotes. I hoped based on the title this would be the thread to share my plans for a grave marker involving 3D scanning, CNC-milling and a gas burner. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/5 "2019-04-11T15:39:33Z")
She had everyone covered. ---
**Author:** ![petalpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@petalpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petalpusher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/6 "2019-04-11T17:35:08Z")
So sorry for the loss of your beloved mom. Here are a few ideas: Sew amazing. Sew little time. Here lies sew and sew. Stitched with LOVE. Handmade with LOVE. Quilting forever. Love’s common thread. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/7 "2019-04-11T18:33:02Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > something more personal… find a quote why use a quote? you want something personal and meaningful…so why not write whatever _you_ want? (Think of it a “quoting” yourself) It doesn’t have to sound Shakespearian or biblical. Just write something which will be meaningful to you and your family when, say, 10 years from now you visit the grave and read it out loud to a grandchild. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/8 "2019-04-11T18:33:42Z")
Sew Blessed ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/9 "2019-04-11T19:36:10Z")
Now a patchwork Part of the patchwork ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/10 "2019-04-11T20:02:43Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Part of the patchwork Oh, I like that. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/11 "2019-04-12T05:34:42Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I assume spaces count? That’s the best one, so far. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/12 "2019-04-12T05:53:56Z")
And sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/13 "2019-04-12T16:46:39Z")
She quilted love ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grave-marker-ideas/832393/14 "2019-04-12T16:49:22Z")
Mom quilted love Mom quilted love.! Xxx quilted love !!