Wednesday, February 16, 2011

So Cute!!


I just had to show all of you how one guy uses his t-shirt quilt. I am sure he couldn't be happier with it. I am so glad that he likes it. It is certainly fun to make something for someone and see a picture like this. With his wife's permission I retrieved this picture from her web site. Thank you so much Elisa for allowing me to make this for your sweetheart.
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Heavy Metal Rock Band T-Shirt Quilt

Just finished this quilt for a lucky guy from his wife for Valentine's Day. These T-shirts were so nice and well kept. Some of them looked like black velvet. The sashings are a lime green but my pictures on this one are not true as some of the others. The quilt turned out very nice and I am sure he will love it. I used an 18 inch ruler for the blocks as the pictures were very large and I did not want to compromise the shirts in any way.


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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Quilt For Niki

I am going to go visit my grand daughter on Monday. She just had a new baby boy to go with her little girl.
Now I think that is the perfect little family. I have given this precious grand daughter a couple of quilts through the years and she takes such good care of them. I decided to give her one of my favorite quilts. I made this beauty several years ago for my husband. Most quilters will know the name as the double wedding ring. I know that Niki will love the colors. She and her husband are both working and going to school too, a very ambitious young couple. Congratulations darling. Nana Loves You!!
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Friday, January 28, 2011

T-Shirt Quilt Valentine Surprise

This man's wife had this made for him as a Valentine surprise. Men really dig their collection of t-shirts especially if they are into sports or some kind of hobby. They collect them, wear them, save them and prize them. I have found that they really like these quilts made from their tees also. Something to do with their ego or validation, I really can't figure it out but these quilts are fun to make and guys like them and so do gals.  Take a look at what I did with his Cub Scout shirt.


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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Marathon Runner's Quilt


This man is a marathon runner or least he use to be. I really don't know if he still runs now or not. He had his precious t-shirt collection in the garage and his wife told him he had to get them out of there so here they are. I recycled them into a wonderful "One of a Kind" Treasure for him to enjoy for a very long time. That is better than keeping them in a box where you can't enjoy them. I also made him a pillow out of the extra shirt. I hope he likes it. I had fun making it for him. He did tell me his grandmother was a quilter.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

More of My Personal Quilt History





Just a few more of my quilts from my past that I enjoyed making. These are all Christmas Quilts and I use them every year. I do have some more but will not be using them this year so will just show you all these for now. The snowmen quilt is one that my sister and I taught in a class and I won't reveal how long ago that has been. I still like them though. The little snowman with the cat looking out of the window is one that I created a couple of years ago with my embroidery machine. I picked some fabric for the background that looks like the winter wind is blowing. The Gift of the Wise men is a paper pieced quilt that I made for fun and I really don't like to paper piece. It did turn out to be one of my favorites. The little redwork Santa I made on the airplane when my husband and I flew to Hawaii in 1999 and that was something to do on a  long trip. The one at the bottom is a quilt bee project. We all exchanged blocks and I guess I am about the only one that finished  the quilt. I really do like it and use it every year. I could dig out some more but won't do that this year. It will soon be next year, right?  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Monday, December 20, 2010

Perfect Gift For Christmas




This is the last quilt for the year and it is very nice. I did take off some of the logos from the backs of the shirts and make a unique block for this quilt. Some of these logos were so unusual that I did not want to throw them away. I have this posted in my Etsy shop for future customers to view. I would believe that this young man was an Eagle Scout and his mother is giving this to him for Christmas.

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When my sisters and I were very young all three of us loved to make things. I think that was the way kids entertained themselves in those days. Our mother sat us down with old clothes and needles and thread and we made our dolls clothes.
My creativity grew from there and I found myself in high school making all of my own clothes. I did get a lot of attention with my matching outfits including hats. Since I was shy maybe that was my way of creating my own world and at the same time getting attention.
I finally did get tired of making clothes and went into quilting. The first year I quilted I made every family member quilts, quilts and more quilts.
You can only make so many quilts and so many bags before you have no space left. What is a very nutty creative person going to do about this?? Well you are going to open an ETSY shop and sell some of this stuff, right?? http://fabricartist21.etsy.com/
My neighbor asked me to make her a T-Shirt Quilt and I have been doing that for over a year now. I take special orders through my Etsy shop. I have become very busy with this business and will continue to create t-shirt quilts as long as their are customers that want them.

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