T-Shirt Quilt - Another Joint Effort with Girlfriend Max

As some of you know, my girlfriend Max and I occasionally take on the task of making a commission quilt from scratch and this is our latest endeavor.  Max did the piecing of the blocks and borders after I did some preliminary fusing and rough cutting.   The piecing on this beauty was no small task as it ended up being a honkin 85"x 112" in size.   I  must admit though, I was fairly confident that the young man who will receive this quilt is tall as the shirts are all from his competition basketball days in junior high and high school.   After Max did her great work on the top,  I then pieced the leftovers into the back, quilted it and finished it off with hand sewn binding.

The customer chose the fabric and I love the definite masculine feel of this quilt. The quilting is freehand double swirls using a silver polyester thread by Madiera and the batting was Dream Puff.

I just have to share - Carrie picked up this quilt for her son Thursday and was over the moon.  Yeah!!!! Another happy customer - just the way we like it - right Max?

Cabin Quilt by Donna C

Donna C brought me this great quilt that she made as a gift for either her son or daughter for their cabin at the lake.  Can't you just see it draped over a sofa in front of the blazing fireplace ?  So cozy - great job Donna.

Freehand quilting using 100% cotton thread Tutti by Wonderfil. The thread match was so good you can hardly see the quilting on the front.

Crazy Eight Pattern by Nancy N

This quilt is another beauty pieced by Nancy N.  Nancy does a lot of piecing and each and every quilt she brings to me would fit perfectly in my home and with my decor - hmmmmm?

Freehand quilting - bubble design with red variegated thread - Tutti by Wonderfil.

Bright Cheery Quilt by Kim

I finished a custom quilt, finished a t-shirt quilt and am back to the next quilt in the queue.  This quilt is a wonderful bright and cheery quilt made by Kim.

Freehand bubbles, swirls and whatever else came to mind.  Tutti 100% cotton thread by Wonderfil and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Still Smiling - Dragon Panel Quilt by Donna

Donna brought this adorable baby panel quilt in for me to finish up for her.  I must confess I am still smiling - the characters on this quilt are soooo cute.  I'm sure the little one receiving this will be smiling as well. The designers of these panels do such a great job.

Freehand quilting incorporating bubbles, stars and swirls.  Variegated lime green thread - Tutti by Wonderfil.

Cat Quilt by Jane and Friends

Our small guild has a Tin Can Project where each participant chooses fabric to go into a tin can.  They then pass the so called tin can to a different participant each month.  Each person makes up a block from the fabric in the tin can and passes the tin can on to another participating member. At the end of the season we all end up with a number of blocks to do with whatever we like.

This is what girlfriend Jane make out of her blogs.  Now needless to say Jane but a lot more work into placing the blocks and adding shashing, borders, etc.  Didn't it turn out adorable!   Jane made this quilt as a gift for her sister who is a cat lover.

Mary's lovely Pink Quilt

Mary decided she wanted all the quilts she had laying around finished off.  She brought me a number of them and didn't have any idea of what she wanted and this is the second one.  Love the colors and the traditional pattern.  The quilting is freehand soft flowers using Tutti variegated thread.