May 24, 2017 – Twirler T-Shirt Quilt

 

 

Sports aren’t just limited to football, baseball, volleyball, etc. This student was very active in baton twirling. The t-shirt quilt was made using 29 shirts. Six of the 20 blocks were pieced using a combination of two, three, or four shirts. Extra care was taken in quilting this due to the sparkles and raised objects in a few of the shirts. The quilt was stitched with extra dark thread (Smoke) using the Ethereal Mist design by Donna Kleinke (Digi-Tech Designs). The dark gray thread enhanced the bright pink sashing. The pieced center was outlined by a 1″ black/white paisley border and a 6″ pink border, followed by a 1/2″ paisley black/white binding. The black and white paisley printed fabric was also used for the backing.

 

 

May 4, 2017 – Sports Theme T-Shirt Quilt

 

This t-shirt quilt was requested as a graduation gift for a high school senior who played sports. In addition to t-shirts, jerseys and sweatshirts were also used. The quilt was stitched with dark gray (Smoke) thread using the Trapeze quilting design by Patricia Ritter and Leisha Farnsworth (Digi-Tech Designs).

 

 

April 10, 2017 – Theatrical T-Shirt Quilt

 

This young woman’s t-shirt quilt was commissioned by her mom as a high school graduation gift. The blocks were made slightly larger at 16″ to accommodate the bigger design in some of the shirts. A blue, two-inch sashing was used between blocks with a multi-colored dot fabric in the four-inch outer border. It was stitched with gray thread using the Seamless design by Sarah Ann Myers (Digi-Tech).

 

April 3, 2017 – Charity Quilt

 

A group of members at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE, make quilts for people they are helping through their Home in a Box ministry. The above quilt was stitched with gold thread using the Lock and Key design by Naomi Hynes (Digi-Tech).

 

 

March 26, 2017 – Dad’s Memory Quilt

 

This lap-size quilt was made by a customer for her mother in honor of her dad who had passed away. The customer used her dad’s cotton shirts to piece this quilt top and herringbone flannel for the backing. This was her first official quilt and she did a great job! It was quilted with gray thread using the Jester design by Melonie Caldwell (Digi-Tech).