A little background story is in order, though. Last year (or 2 years ago maybe) when Laura was going through her possessions to prepare for a move, she brought me 2 shopping bags full of t-shirts, and asked if I could make her a t-shirt quilt. I agreed, because I'm sentimental about things like t-shirts (crazy, I know), even though at the same time I think that t-shirt quilts can look a bit too crafty. Not sure that makes sense, but anyway.
Then Patty made a gorgeous quilt, and said that her inspiration was the new modern quilt movement. I started browsing through blogs of modern quilters, bought this book:
and inspiration hit. (I was going to show you a picture of the exact inspiration quilt, but I can't find it online, AND I can't find my book. Arghhhh! It was a variation on the Chinese coin quilt if you're familiar with that.)
I dumped out all the t-shirts, and whoa! There were a lot! But they could be categorized, and I decided to make the first one from all her t-shirts from the University of Georgia and their Redcoat Marching Band that she was a part of.
A final look:
The Front
The Back
How very special!!! I teared up....I bet she LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great use for Laura's old t-shirts! I love how the red is set against the white background. It will bring back so many memories for her I'm sure she will love it forever!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very special quilt - it looks amazing. I love how you have used t-shirts to give the quilt a meaning and a very modern look!
ReplyDeleteHaha i like your blog very much..
ReplyDeleteWhat a great memory quilt for your daughter. I enjoyed the slide show.
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