Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Finish!




I have to say, I worked my tail off on this one. Ok, I know, I had the shirts for several years, but when I really decided to do the quilt, I got it done quickly. It took soooo long to trim the shirts and get the logos centered that I hope I never do another one of these. I have to thank my non-blogging friend Char for suggesting that I map the quilt out on graph paper before I started the project. That was a big help, and it helped me to keep things on track. My other non-blogging friend Eleanor hand sewed the binding for me in one day (or I never would have met my deadline). I picked the solid colors from a spool of ribbon my oldest DD insisted I purchase. This was given as a wedding gift to my niece. I thought I would at least get a shocked call, but I was mistaken. I quilted it with a medium stipple. I was nervous that the thread would break or I would have tension problems. Some of the shirts had really thick paint. The quilting fairy was by my side - I had perfect tension and not a single thread break


1 comment:

SubeeSews said...

WOW! It is big and beautiful. I know how hard you worked on this quilt as I remember you laying out the blocks at the retreat at Camp Mack.
Yes at times it does seem a "quilting fairy or sewing fairy" helps us over the rough spots.
Great work and hope to see you soon.
Subee
http://www.subeesews.blogspot.com