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| Sean's T-Shirt Quilt |
Monday, April 2, 2012
A non-traditional quilt
This is a quilt I made for my son when he graduated from high school in 2010. My mom helped me make it too, as it was quite an undertaking. I had saved many of his T-shirts from various activities and vacations and things he participated in. I had more than enough to make a T-shirt quilt for him. Each square represents something from his life- a trip to Chicago, Boy Scout Camp, a band trip to NYC, band camp shirts, a shirt from Colorado from a family vacation, and even a shirt from his orthodontist that said, "got braces?" He wasn't too happy I added that one. He loved the quilt and it went to college with him. It had a flannel backing which gave me peace of mind he would stay warm no matter how drafty the dorm room was. It was a fun quilt to make, and it is full of memories.
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Diana - I think I've mentioned this before but I'd love to talk after class about a quilt lesson or two. My daughter wants to make a t-shirt quilt and I'm clueless!
ReplyDeleteThese kinds of quilts are priceless. A friend of ours made us a racing quilt of my husband's t-shirts from various racing events we have attended over the years. There is so much love and work that goes into making it and we love it and consider it a priceless gift.
ReplyDeleteDiana that is the most unique idea I have heard of. That would be a gift he could pass down to his kids. We kept a lot of my grandmother’s shirts when she passed and were trying to figure out what we could do with them. This would be something my cousins and I could do.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to see the young people today appreciate the all the hard work and love that goes into making a quilts! They are not easy or fast to make. That quilt does look like an awesome quilt, do you ever make to sell?
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