The T-Shirt Quiltathon is almost complete!
To recap: on December 31, 2020, I decided to turn four plastic bins full of t-shirts into the quilts I had procrastinated on making for years. I opted for a simple plan of stabilized t-shirt designs (cut from the front or back of the shirt) with basic sashing, borders and cornerstones. It didn't take long to assemble four quilts, and I used up some chunks of fabric from my stash in the process.
Dear Hubby had enough t-shirts for two quilts, so I separated them by theme.
Thanks goodness Diane Knott of Butterfly Threads Quilting agreed to long-arm quilt my creations! Trying to manipulate these guys on a domestic sewing machine would have been a pain.
Once the quilts were quilted, I started making LOTS of bias binding. Using the machine binding techniques I had recently practiced, I was able to get the bindings completed in relatively short order.
Dear Son David's quilt was so big I had to fold it over the gate for a picture.
Dear Hubby's second quilt has t-shirts that celebrate life and vacations in Florida.
I debated labeling these quilts, since I consider them just a step above utility quilts. Labels won out, in part because of the memories reflected in all the t-shirts.
David is a fan of puns, so I thought he would appreciate this musical name for his quilt.
I haven't finished the label for hubby's vacation quilt, but it will include this last bit of t-shirt remnant. The backing fabric on this quilt is from Fabric Finders, a regional fabric firm that makes lots of fabrics with Louisiana themes.
There's only one t-shirt quilt left to bind and label - of course I saved mine for last. We're in for a spate of stormy weather over the next couple of days, so I have the perfect Stay Home and Sew project!
