3 Quilts for Christmas

I had an order a couple weeks before Christmas for 3 couch sized quilts. I had specific directions on one (Tennessee fabric on the back, Orange and White front) and for the other 2 was more of whatever I would like to do :)

Here's the College Spirit University of Tennessee Quilt

I like how the orange is double the size of the white :)

Here's the second one... blues and whites for this persons mother

Excuse the wrinkles :) It was very late when these pictures were taken...

Here's the third one... My Favorite

I am going to admit Dan, it was really hard to mail this one! I love every piece of fabric used in this quilt! What colors!

New Sewing Studio

Hello All! I am so excited to present this post to you!!! My New Sewing Studio!

View from the door. My *free* cutting table (Thank You Juanita), newest T-shirt Quilt (all Andy Griffith Shirts) and my bookcase.


This is the view from the closet wall. Don't you just love that wall color? A Big Thank You to my sister for helping me paint!


This is my sewing desk. Nicely labeled from www.picnic.com (great website for free photo editing)


Here is my bookcase all organized. Organized things make me so happy :)
I also have a nice sized closet in this room. I am thinking of doing shelves to the floor to stack all my fabric on...

Hope you like my new studio, I know I love it!

CCQuilts has been Feaured!

CCQuilts has been featured on another blog... Momfessions!

Shelia has has a blog carnival for the last week with different gift ideas, my t-shirt quilts were mentioned under the Something Different category.

Another idea for something different for gifts:

-Etsy.com: A fabulous website of handmade items. I have given and received gifts from Etsy and have always been so pleased with what I have bought. The garters for my wedding were ordered from Etsy at a great price. You can find any and everything on Etsy!

-Stationary and Stamps: I love writing cards and notes. There is just something about recieving real mail and knowing someone took the time to create something so special.

-Green Gifts: We all want the world be better place, why not express it in gifts? A cute reusable shopping tote, some new energy efficent light bulbs, stationary on recycled paper, the ideas are endless!

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 Part 3

The top is complete, now just to get the back on and tack it! Should be ready soon!

Sheila's T-Shirt Blanket in Progress Part 2

Another little update on the Stover's T-Shirt Blanket...



All the blocks are now strips! Its coming together nicely! :)

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!