T-Shirt Quilt

Here is the finished T-Shirt Quilt ….. It finished at 60″ Square….it’s making it way to Tennesee as I write this, I’m so happy to report….I decided to try a little photo shoot with the quilt like so many people do….only I did it in my backyard LOL

T-Shirt Quilt

I learned alot about making T-Shirt quilts from this project…..I didn’t use a batting since I used a fleece on the back…..hmm can it still be called a quilt…..members from the guild told me that since it has an interfacing on all the t-shirts that it still had three layers and could there for be called quilt….

T-shirt Quilt

another thing that I learned is that you need to be very careful while quilting it….I have an area that didn’t quite line up and the stitching over laps a bit….I thought that it might leave holes in the t-shirt area where the silk screening is and I didn’t want to risk that.

……until next time…..

Sewing along a Snail’s Trail

I started working on a quilt for my nephew Thomas……

This is a quilt pattern that we received from one of the many quilt shop that participated in the MN Shop Hop…..Thomas was along for the ride a couple of summers ago and saw this quilt and really wanted it…..I’ve been collecting fabric to make this quilt for him for a couple of years now…..

Eight blocks down, 56 more to go….I wasn’t sure if I cut enough fabric so I thought I had better sew the four patches together to make sure that I had all 63 …..I didn’t….I cut exactly enough for half…..

I have since fixed that problem… I’m curious to see how I did on the rest of the patches

…..until next time….

Oh and if your wondering about the T-shirt quilt… I’ve finished it….. just trying to decide on the color for the binding

and the quilting begins

Had some extra time yesterday and was able to get the T-shirt quilt loaded on the longarm……after dinner tonight I was able to get some quilting in…..

Decided to stipple this one….

……until next time……

T-shirt quilt – top done

I finished the quilt top – it’s so bright and cheery……I purchased some fleece that I thought would be great for the back of this….it’s a little short…guess I’ll have to go fabric shopping

….until next time….

T-shirt Quilt :-)

My niece sent me a few t-shirt a while ago…..(these are her daughters shirts)….I finally became brave enough to do something about it….
I had the day by myself and while house cleaning was on the agenda….I figured if everyone else was out and about having a good-time that I deserved to do something fun too…right….

So this is where I left it last night…. I’m sure that I’ll be right back at it again sometime today

….until next time….
Kristi

1st Customer Quilt 2013

This quilt comes from a lady that I’ve met through Bountiful Baskets….we’ve probably volunteered for at least a year together….. so you kind of get to know a person…..

We’ve talked about quilting on an occasion or two….I think she said this quilt was for her daughters MIL …. It sure is pretty…..and BIG

I hope she likes it….I think it turned out great…..

……until next time…..

Well – Happy New Year!

Happy New Year – Everybody!! I was going to make a New Years resolution to blog more….. maybe even daily… Boy have I ever blown that one …LOL….

These are the last quilts that I’ve quilted for the TMQG… We had our meeting last week and all the quilts are finished and ready for donation!

I sewed all three of these quilt tops together along with the backing…it was an experiment to see if would work…it did….

I personally want to thank everyone from the Guild for playing along with me in making the blocks each month…I think everyone had fun making them…yes, even the wonky blocks…. while they were a bit of a challenge they all turned out GREAT!

So again, Thanks to everyone for playing along

Just look at what we did….. Your AWESOME

…..until next time…..