Little League Quilt

I think I am going to title this quilt the Little League Quilt.  I gathered these shirts to make a sample to take with me to craft fairs.  I have wanted to do one of these type of quilts for a long time.  I think it would be neat to have a quilt made up of your child's sports shirts.  What great memories!

Here is an up close with the corner turned up so you can get a little peek of the back...

Cindy's Andy Griffith Quilt

I am pleased with how this tacked couch throw turned out! Cindy came to me at work and asked if I could take her Andy Griffith shirts and make a throw for her. We got all the details worked out and this is what was made.

Here are all the blocks laid out in their final design. For the top and bottom I took a single 15x15 block and halved it. One half went to the top, the other half went to the bottom. The 9 main designs went in the middle. Don't you just love the Barney one in the top left corner?

Here it is completed, hanging on my cutting table.

We went with a navy blue flannel for the back and border. Each corner was tacked with navy thread.

Cute little x's in each corner, this is what "tacking" looks like without buttons.

I hope that Cindy loves her quilt, I really enjoyed making it!

Cindy's Vacation Quilt

Cindy wanted another quilt made, this time with her shirts she had saved from vacations she's taken. I think it turned out really really well! It is backed with soft flannel and is very cuddly and cute! You can see in the center that I took the pocket designs from 4 shirts and combined them to make 2 blocks.

Sheila's T-Shirt Blanket Complete!

Its completed! I think it turned out great, so cuddly and soft!

20 of Andrew and Sheila's shirts made into this large couch throw (it is laying on a Queen sized bed). Instead of having batting in the middle, this is backed with flannel. It has been hand tacked at every shirt square corner. Perfect for movie night at home!

Thank you so much for letting me make this for you Sheila! Hope you love it!!!

Sheila's T-Shirt Blanket in Progress

A friend of mine from college contacted me last month about making a t-shirt blanket for her. I told her I would love to do it! Sheila, her husband Andrew and 2 young children are going overseas to do mission work and this blanket is a "Sheila and Andrew" memory blanket, with t-shirts from them both.

I have been working on them for awhile now and I got all the shirts cut, interfaced, and measured. Here they are all laid out... please ignore Dad's exercise bike! Haha! Mom and Dad's house has a big open floor for me to lay my quilts out in.



I love the colors in this quilt. Sheila asked for a soft gray or another neutral for the backing. It will be tacked in the corners and there will be no batting in the middle. It will make a fantastic blanket to snuggle up with for a good story!

I had to take a picture of my favorite block... This is my favorite for a lot of reasons:



1. It is the shirt Sheila was wearing when Andrew proposed *Awwww*
2. It has lime green stripes
3. Isn't that strawberry too cute?
4. Buttons, I love buttons.
5. This is the first time I have ever included something besides a T-Shirt in a blanket/quilt. This shirt was a polo. Thanks for being so trusting with that Sheila, I think it turned out great!

Now to get each block sewn together and to get that backing on it and it is off to Sheila and Andrew to enjoy!

Carrie's Quilt

Carrie's Quilt is a lovely tribute to her sorority days at ECU


The back was super cute. Carrie had some little owl fabric shipped to my house from Hancock Fabrics.


There was a little bonus for Carrie, 2 pillowcases!


Here it is, all bundled up and ready to be delivered.


Thanks Carrie! I hope you love it!

Stephanie's Quilt

Stephanie's Quilt is a gorgeous reminder of her sorority days at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Here it is laid out on a Queen Sized Bed.



Here's a look at part of the process that goes into making these quilts...

I stabilize and cut each back with a rotary cutter.

Ta Da! One block ready to be sewn! Only 25 more to go...

For this quilt, I didn't have quite enough shirts to make the size Stephanie wanted so I was able to take the pocket designs off of her shirts and combine them with solid shirt colors to make more blocks!


I added these blocks along with the 26 others to make a nice Queen Size quilt top.


Then, I make a "quilt sandwich": quilt top, batting, and UNC fabric (for the back). I then machine quilt around each square.  Here's a little look at me quilting along...

Finally, I add the binding around the edges and its ready to go!

And here it is bundled up and ready to go!


Here is Stephanie loving her new quilt!

 



Another satisfied customer :)

Stephanie's T-Shirt Pillow

Stephanie had 4 shirts from High School she wanted something out of. I thought a long barrel style pillow would be perfect!

Side one: 2 shirt backs


Side two: 2 shirts pieces plus pocket designs

Very cute way to use just a few shirts!

Amy's T-Shirt Quilt

Amy's Paul Frank T-Shirt Quilt was the very first T-Shirt Quilt I made. It was 9x9 blocks and I tacked it with buttons, no batting or machine quilting. I really love how it turned out, very fun and playful. The back is lined with a cotton fleece which made it oh so soft and cuddly! Perfect for the couch! Final measurements: 44 x 53

Amy had 15 shirts. I used the front logo for one block and a matching plain colored block out of the back of the shirt.


This is a good picture on the back of the quilt. Kelly Green, one of my favorite colors.


Here is an up-close of the buttons I used to tack the quilt together.