Amy and I started a T-shirt quilt for her last summer. Amy did the parts I don’t like to do, like ironing the interfacing onto the back of the shirts. I did the rest, though I did drag my feet at times. Then the push was on – get it done for Amy to take to Ohio for Christmas at her parents’ house. I delivered it just in time (picture below taken months later).
A couple of close-ups…
Many years ago, I told Sharon that I would make her a t-shirt quilt for her 70th, like I did for Mil’s 70th. Many years passed, and as Sharon approached 80, she showed up on my doorstep one dark night with her bags of t-shirts. Less than a year later, I finished it…
So, I tracked Sharon down at a PVTC track meet and after she finished her round of throwing the disk…
…I presented the finished product to her.
I dug up my first t-shirt quilt, done about 20 years ago, for comparison.
Finally finished a long term project…
Chieko pieced this quilt, and I quilted it and made a label. It is double bed size. I enjoyed quilting again, though I felt like I was having to relearn simple things, like what marking pens worked best, and how to stop and start the thread. I was very pleased with the results.
Just in time for the 4th of July – another monthly quilt from my collection…
This July quilt was the one which always had people asking if they could buy one.
The gold metallic border fabric was just perfect.
For Janet, April’s calendar quilt – better late than never, huh?! 🙂 This is one of my favorites – I found the border print and photocopied it larger to make the pattern for the center.
My small quilts are being used as part of the bulletin board used to announce monthly events, and to recognize other activities happening at the school where my office is located.
One of my favorite months – March is here! This month is going to be busy. I plan to compete and work at three local orienteering meets. I am also timing four trail runs from distances of 5 miles to 50 kilometers.
Wow, the first month of 2006 is already in the books! Where did January go?! With the average temperatures near 50 degrees F, it hasn’t seemed like winter has even arrived yet.
Two quilt squares for January…the snowman was made first, but then I wanted something brighter, so the other one was born.