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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Topic started by: Iminei on May 03, 2021, 07:34:02 AM
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Also known as Big Brother!
I wanted to make another memory quilt as the first one is just a row or two too narrow to properly cover a double bed when you are sleeping under it and because I had so much fun last time!
There were barely any shirts left after the first quilt and I had to be inventive to get enough 6" (finished) squares ... combining shirts, using shirt tails and cuffs and this as my biggest self-quilted project (73" x 80") so far was quilted in two parts without the aid of a Safety Net ... errrm... Sorry ... Joining strip for the first time!!!
A couple of the points were a lil off on that middle join, mainly because of my inexperience and excess Spray Baste meant that the walking foot dragged a lil ...
What to do ... Unpick ??? Could be messy ...
Nah. I cut some teensy hearts from the remaining shirting and appliqued them on ... then sprinkled some more across the quilt to even them up! Lovely! There may be a tweak or two in the coming weeks but I think this is just about there and ready for its debut ...
and heres a family photo ...
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More pics HERE (https://photos.app.goo.gl/qFbQzxp2LroyTunC7)
I heartily recommend making a memory quilt; the cotton shirting has a gorgeous soft hue and feel and its incredibly cathartic and of course, extremely warm and useful.
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Lovely work. :loveit:
I often shorten shirt sleeves to make the shirt into a short sleeve :S (lots of shsss's there 0_0 ) and I kept all the offcuts thinking I might use them one day in some patchwork creation. ><
As you say, the fabric's lovely quality and feel.
In the end I didn't use them but I listed all the fabric in a bundle on ebay and sold them on to a very happy buyer.
Sandra.
xxx
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That's lovely and so creative. Well done for using up your left over shirt pieces so beautifully.
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It certainly looks cosy! Well done for using up so much of the shirt fabric creatively as well
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Very lovely and subtle!
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I really like that @Iminei it is something I have always wanted to do. I have a lot of clothes that don't fit me so must start to cut them up for a memory quilt.n
It looks lovely on the bed :)
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The quilt is great, but the thing that really caught my eye was your bed - my parents had a bed with those curly corner sticky uppy bits when I was little 0_0
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Love that quilt!!
My sister has just made a quilt from her old shirts. This is my artist sister who doesn't sew!! She bought a machine during lockdown, cut squares and sewed them together. It looks fabulous. She only tapped me for the wadding and thread.... :laughing:
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Lovely @Iminei, so much work. And a great use of the shirts. :devil:
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Beautiful - as always. My cousin used her late mother's favourite blouses to to make bunting (sorry for the allusion DF) for her daughter's wedding and subsequent family occasions.
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Gosh @Iminei that looks amazing.
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Looks lovely
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my parents had a bed with those curly corner sticky uppy bits when I was little
Queen Anne style ... its only the Walnut baseboard screwed onto a handmade (not by me or HWMNBN) bed frame ... I liked it.
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Beautiful quilt @Iminei, I love the colours.