Labor of Love

 I finished this shirt quilt this weekend and presented it last night. 

Quilt started HERE.  Continued HERE along with back story.

I finished the binding while out camping and thought it was a great setting for a photo.

It was a lot of mental work and was thrilled with the outcome and the reaction to this gift.

Shirt Blocks

I managed to finally complete the shirt blocks! I figured out the math last night and looked at what fabric I have from my stash. My plan is to set them on point with a navy blue print. I am hoping to get that done this weekend.
Thank you for the kind words about my husbands ankle. It has been confirmed through xrays it is broke, but the tendons are intact and we think that is a good thing. I have no doubt he will be making a full recovery and we will be out hiking again soon.

Have a lovely weekend.

PS, I received my little quilt but want to wait to show it. Be ready for a Linky party next Friday!

In My Sewing Room

I've had a little time in my sewing room.

First things first is the sweet basket block from Wendy at Legends and Lace.

I've had a difficult time getting back to the shirt blocks. (feel free to photo browse and not read!) About a month before my dad died a friend's dad died. We've known their family for years. I asked her if she had any shirts from her dad and would she think her mom would like a quilt made from them. (overlook my terrible sentence structure) They had not wasted any time cleaning out the closets, so we went to the local thrift store and she BOUGHT back several shirts that had been her dads. The other place they donated them too handed them all to me when I went in. (the were happy to give them back for the cause but I neglected to check the labels for 100% cotton)
I was starting my project on THIS POST.

The next time I was working on the quilt was 4 days later and was also the day my dad died. I haven't been able to get my heart back into it. Until this week. The widow got a call back from a yearly mammogram. She has had breast cancer before and although I am hoping and praying all is well, I do feel she needs the quilt.  So, the photos are showing little piles of blocks in different stages.

Because I have melted several of the shirts that were not 100% cotton, I've dug into my homespuns and shirtings hoping to sprinkle them throughout to get a lap size quilt.  Yep. A labor of love!!

On another note, I got a photo of this beautiful shirt quilt from Rose Cane. This is what I was attempting but the shirts and my sashing were not working for me. This quilt is in Bonnie Hunter's book.

I am hoping to find time and stay focused. I am working a lot as well and although I am enjoying it, it is cutting into my sewing time!!

Happy Wednesday!

Signs of Spring

 There are signs of spring inside and outside of my house! Woo-Hoo! It sure took it's time arriving.

 Here's a fun wool and cotton applique quilt from Sue Spargo that I completed a few years ago. It's the first thing you see upon entering my house.

 

And here is a fun vintage project I completed in 2010. You can read about it HERE on this post.

 

I didn't like the first shirt blocks I was making, so I am changing it up. The purpose of the first blocks was a secondary pattern within the sashing and I was not feeling the love! I will add them to this quilt but plan on making more of these and setting them on point. I've had a difficult time getting my groove back and haven't stepped into my sewing room this week. I'm hoping this weekend to at least get the blocks cut out.

Have a wonderful weekend.
xxoo

Pile O' Shirts

I'm working on a new project....

 My plan is to turn this pile of shirts...

Into blocks  

My first attempt was a complete failure! 

I think it will be slow going. It will be a labor of love for sure.