Comments on: Chuppah To It

By: Twistie

Twistie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:28:30 +0000

Bela, I’m sorry your project went so awry, but I have to say your tale gave me quite a good belly laugh to start the day. This is why it’s so important to know your limits in both skill and time before taking on the really big wedding projects. I do hope you get it properly quilted one day. There’s nothing like being able to proudly display a piece of your own handwork and tell the story behind it.

As for how the borrowed chuppah came together without the hardware…sometimes miracles still happen. I’m delighted one happened for you.

By: bela

bela — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:08:35 +0000

In a fit of bride insanity, I decided to quilt my own chuppah. First quilting project. The ladies at the quilt shop thought I was completely nuts. I ended up only having time to piece the thing together and basting it to a bed sheet, because it was EIGHTY INCHES BY EIGHTY INCHES. I have no idea what prompted me to make a chuppah-gigantron, but I did. One of these days, I’m going to have it made into a quilt, as it is really lovely but kind of unwieldy for a novice quilter (I also work 60+ hours a week and will never get it done if I go for it on my own). Came out really nice, though.

We ended up borrowing a chuppah frame from my husband’s family’s temple. I still have no idea how it got itself assembled, though, as I realized that I had all the hardware in my purse while I was getting my hair done

By: Little Red

Little Red — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:38:33 +0000

Oh, Pencils, that sounds so beautiful.

By: Pencils

Pencils — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:28:50 +0000

We had a lovely chuppah. I bought a nice linen tablecloth, and sent it to a professional embroiderer to be done with Arts & Crafts designs. Mostly roses which went with the bouquets and the rest of the floral decor. My sister sewed ribbons to it which we used to attach the chuppah to poles. We got so many compliments on our chuppah, and now it’s our best tablecloth. We used it for our first Thanksgiving.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:17:30 +0000

I do love and adore that thought, Fabrisse! Lovely, indeed.

By: Fabrisse

Fabrisse — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:53:09 +0000

When some friends of mine got married, they decided to combine traditions. He didn’t convert to Judaism, but they had the traditional marriage contract and a chuppah.

He and his father were both very good with their hands, so they carved the supports themselves. The cloth was the family tartan. It was a lovely blending of traditions.