This is by far the BEST t-shirt quilt I've seen, and I'm not just saying that because I made it. It is beautiful!
Sarah, my friend who asked me to make this quilt, wanted something more than what went in a dorm room. This quilt is to be a gift to her mother, to remember her deceased brother. The clothes in the quilt are shirts he wore or clothes he bought Sarah's children.
Each square is different to have the feel of a sampler quilt. The tricky part was finding quilt blocks that I could modify and incorporate the different shirts and clothes.
To showcase these two ties, I appliqued them in the center of this Bow-Tie block.
This Tic-Tac-Toe block below incorporates 2 child's t-shirts in opposite corners. As is the case for all these block I did, I used the shirts for all the matching colored blocks.
This block, a Lady of the Lake variation, has a child's sweatshirt in the center, complete with a usable pocket.
This t-shirt is shown in an At the Square block.
A Log Cabin block below frames the applique of his name, birth and death date beautifully.
I'm not sure if this block has an official name, but these adorable baby pj pants are appliqued on the center block with 1" squares from all the fabrics used in the quilt randomly surrounding it.
A Ribbon Quilt block highlights this adult t-shirt.
I've seen this block below called Hole in the Barn Door and Picture Frame. It can also be seen as a Churn Dash variation. Whatever you call it, it sets off this appliqued child's overalls quite nicely.
This Square Upon Square block showcases not only the tan t-shirt (front and back), but the background fabric of the block is from a baby's sleeper.
I love how sometimes our mistakes make things even better. This block below is one of those times. Two problems arose with this block. My plan was an Ocean Wave block with a large blue square in the center. First problem was the child's sweatshirt was not large enough, so I needed to add another row of triangles. The second mistake was a miscalculation somewhere. The inside row of triangles and square were a bit off, so I added that itty bitty blue around the inside row of triangles to make it the right size for the outside triangles. I like it. Even better than if it had been exactly the way I had originally planned the block.
I'm not sure the above square's name, I kind of made it up, though I'm sure I'm not original to the idea. I just framed the large square cut on point.
This is a variation of a square I saw on the website: quilterscache.com called Siggy Roads. Instead of having the entire section blue, I framed the logo with white and then more of the t-shirt's blue.
Sarah, my friend who asked me to make this quilt, wanted something more than what went in a dorm room. This quilt is to be a gift to her mother, to remember her deceased brother. The clothes in the quilt are shirts he wore or clothes he bought Sarah's children.Each square is different to have the feel of a sampler quilt. The tricky part was finding quilt blocks that I could modify and incorporate the different shirts and clothes.
To showcase these two ties, I appliqued them in the center of this Bow-Tie block.
This Tic-Tac-Toe block below incorporates 2 child's t-shirts in opposite corners. As is the case for all these block I did, I used the shirts for all the matching colored blocks.
This block, a Lady of the Lake variation, has a child's sweatshirt in the center, complete with a usable pocket.
This t-shirt is shown in an At the Square block.
A Log Cabin block below frames the applique of his name, birth and death date beautifully.
I'm not sure if this block has an official name, but these adorable baby pj pants are appliqued on the center block with 1" squares from all the fabrics used in the quilt randomly surrounding it.
A Ribbon Quilt block highlights this adult t-shirt.
I've seen this block below called Hole in the Barn Door and Picture Frame. It can also be seen as a Churn Dash variation. Whatever you call it, it sets off this appliqued child's overalls quite nicely.
This Square Upon Square block showcases not only the tan t-shirt (front and back), but the background fabric of the block is from a baby's sleeper.
I love how sometimes our mistakes make things even better. This block below is one of those times. Two problems arose with this block. My plan was an Ocean Wave block with a large blue square in the center. First problem was the child's sweatshirt was not large enough, so I needed to add another row of triangles. The second mistake was a miscalculation somewhere. The inside row of triangles and square were a bit off, so I added that itty bitty blue around the inside row of triangles to make it the right size for the outside triangles. I like it. Even better than if it had been exactly the way I had originally planned the block. I'm not sure the above square's name, I kind of made it up, though I'm sure I'm not original to the idea. I just framed the large square cut on point.This is a variation of a square I saw on the website: quilterscache.com called Siggy Roads. Instead of having the entire section blue, I framed the logo with white and then more of the t-shirt's blue.
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