My nephews wife asked me to make four quilts using her recently passed dad's shirts.
Because the word "no" is apparently not part of my vocabulary, I said, "Yes."
Memory Quilt, 55" x 55"
With buttons being a hazard for my needles, I did a meandering scribble design for quilting.
There was a scarf among the shirts that was special to the family,
so I made a stuffed heart and added a pocket on the back of the quilt.
I bagged all four up so they were ready for delivery.
Four of the grandsons wore one of their grandpa's shirts to church.
As a special treat for them, I made a pillow for each of them, one for a niece, and an extra one
that will go to grandpa's brother. A heart made from the scarf went in the center.
Most of the shirts were stretchy, so they needed to be stabilized for easier assembly. I think the best
way is to
use Heat N Bond EZ-Tee Stabilizer or a light weight iron-on interfacing on the back of
the shirt block. It keeps
the t-shirts from stretching out of shape while sewing.
Here are the instructions for this memory quilt (not the pillow) or
you can download the pattern HERE. If you right click on the pattern
photo below, you can save it to your computer.
If you have any questions, let me know.
