I started the day after Thanksgiving and mailed the completed quilt the day after Christmas.
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| On the banks of the Potomac |
The box I received contained about 18 t-shirts, most of them were never worn and in excellent condition. I cut them up - all of them.
Then came the tiresome task of stabilizing them. I used about a bolt and a half of SF-101.
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| Stabilizing T-shirts |
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| Layering & Ironing |
Once all pieces were stabilized, the design process could begin. Of course, the stars would take center stage but the different sizes had to be reconciled.
I used the t-shirt backs to make checkerboard coping strips and used them as a design element.
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| Checkerboard |
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| Captivating! |
It was time to move to the Design Wall, although it was impossible to cram all these legends into a tight space.
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| Design Wall |
The blue/white tie-dye t-shirt (Led Zeppelin) needed some white fabric but none of the t-shirts had any white. Paul let me use one of his old t-shirts (frayed crewneck) to make the blue/white coping strip.
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| Added White |
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| Flimsy |
Thick t-shirt fabric, made heavier with stabilizer does make the quilting a challenge. I switched to a 90/14 needle and quilted from the backing side using the square grid of the printed fabric as a guide.
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| Backing and Label |
Here are some close-ups.
I chose this backing so that I could use the squares as a quilting grid.
I am told that the quilt was well-received. Mary Helen texted "my friend absolutely loves the quilt"
Mission Accomplished.
In other news, I completed my blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. After considering and discarding several designs, I decided to make super simple log cabin blocks.
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| 10" Log Cabin Block |
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| Work in Progress |
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| Thank you Island Batik |
I will be sharing with Angela's Linky Party and Quilting Jetgirl's Favorite Finish and others too. See full list on the sidebar.
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Last week, we visited Mount Vernon on our way to Richmond. Just a couple of days to get away and celebrate Paul's birthday.
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| Mount Vernon - Looking at Maryland across the Potomac |
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| Calm before the Storm |
In Richmond, we visited the Civil War Museum constructed around the ruins of the Tredegar Foundry. Some pictures from our visit.
I texted my daily Wordle to Mari, while we waited for our lunch. She texted back.
Mari: Did you see the news?
Me: No. We are visiting the Civil War Museum. What happened?
Mari: Don't see it. Enjoy your day.
We did see the news. It was everywhere.
So many times, my name is misspelled as Pretti. Every time I hear it, I stop and think - did someone call me?
A former co-worker turned friend bought some zippered pouches and wrote me a check.
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| I am Pretti |
This is a difficult time and I am not OK.
Hugs to you. Hope you will hug me back.
