Saturday, April 10, 2010

T-shirt Quilts


I love the spring season...to hear the birds singing and to see the trees with the new green leaves.

I have been working on t-shirt quilts now for a few weeks. The first one I quilted was for Betsy which she made for her mother.


I bet you can guess which pattern I used...Deb's Swirls again! It is such a pretty panto on busy quilts and it is not distracting when you quilt over a picture.



I finished the binding on Betsy's quilt while I was watching tv. Bingding and watching tv go so well together and that's why it's something I usually always do. Plus, it keeps me from reaching for a bag of chips!


This Baylor t-shirt quilt was made by Kathy for her son-in-law. Can you believe this is only the second quilt she ever pieced?


The quilt is in the Baylor colors gold sashings and the green border.


A plain stipple is one of my other favorite patterns to quilt a t-shirt quilt with.


Here is Kathy with her daughter. This was the first quilt Kathy made. You can tell Kathy and her daughter are extremely happy with the quilt.


I am working on 3 college t-shirt quilts. The first one I am working on is the UT (University of Texas) longhorn colors...burnt orange and white.


A white and bigger black border will finish the t-shirt quilt.


Happy Quilting!
~Millie~
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11 comments:

  1. BarbApril 10, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    Those T shirt quilts look wonderful!!

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  2. ZlatyApril 10, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    Great T-shirt quilts!

    You did great quilting ! I sometimes wonder if people buy t-shirts especially for the quilts.
    Happy sewing!

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  3. AnonymousApril 11, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    Hey Millie...your keeping busy over there...a good thing! Everything looks wonderful (as always does!!)

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  4. Elaine/Muddling ThroughApril 11, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    Millie, I was just thinking we hadn't seen you here lately. Good to have you back! And pretty, pretty quilts. You do such beautiful work!

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  5. YankeeQuilterApril 11, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    Fun T-shirt quilts...I just finished one for a kid that works with my DH. They are more work then they look!

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  6. Little Lady PatchworkApril 11, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    I just love t-shirt quilts. They always have "a special meaning" for their owners. I also agree with the simple quilting on busy quilts.

    Thanks for sharing your work with us!
    Stefanie
    (previously known as the quilt buddy)

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  7. MyraApril 11, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Awesome quilts!! 8-)

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  8. MickiApril 11, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    The quilts are awesome! I love the T shirt quilts and your quilting is wonderful!
    Micki

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  9. Kathy's daughter, KathrynApril 11, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    Millie, you did such a beautiful job! My husband and I love our quilts that mom made and we appreciate the love you put in to making them such treasures.

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  10. Cottage RoseApril 11, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    I love the tee shirt quilts,, what a great idea,,,, use the front,or back,,,, love the quilting too...

    Hugs;
    Alaura

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  11. SueRApril 12, 2010 at 9:23 PM

    Those quilts look amazing! I wouldn't have thought you could quilt like that over tee shirts. Can you tell me where you got the Deb's Swirl panto? I really like it.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write to me!
~Millie~