Quilt Update

I'm still not done with the quilt I mentioned in a previous post (we've had a lot going on), but I thought I would show you my progress. I'm so happy with the way these blocks look for the amount of effort involved. This pattern is now one of my new faves. Now to decide if I'm going to leave it as is (about a yard by a yard), try to find more fabric and make it bigger, or add a border. Decisions, Decisions...

Robert's T-shirt quilt

I have been working with my sister-in-law to make a t-shirt quilt for my brother. Luckily my mom was willing to help me or I don't think I would have gotten it done. Quilting with t-shirts is different because jersey stretches (even with the interfacing on the back) so it made sewing on the cotton strips and actually quilting it interesting. We loosely used these directions to figure out how big to make the t-shirt blocks and how to do the interfacing. Overall, I think it turned out pretty well though it's probably the last one I'll do for awhile! At least until I get a real table to quilt on, my 4 ft folding plastic one was no match for this heavy thing (sliding sewing machine, anyone?).

Tadaaa!

I finished my quilt! This isn't the one I did in class, but the first one I did completely on my own. A gift for my niece Reagan on her birthday. I must admit, the piecing is much easier than quilting and binding! I'm just happy to have something that keeps my brain thinking.