Finally finished...almost.
Years ago, Hugh and I came across a box of his old t-shirts. Most of the shirts had holes and were not wearable...even still, Hugh could not part with these pieces of his childhood. So, last summer ('09) I decided to turn them into a quilt...after running into some obstacles (I couldn't get the t-shirts to iron on to the interfacing), I quit.
{My work station and the finished project}
This summer ('10), I made the attempt again. I got some help from my best friend's mother-in-law (thanks Caroline), borrowed my sister-in-law's sewing machine (thanks Kristina), and sipped at my diet coke as I sewed away...and about three months later (not counting my attempt last year) my project is complete. Well, that's if you don't count the corners of the binding that I botched because I had no idea what I was doing...still need to come up with a solution to fix those. But more or less, my project is complete. Let's just say I am quite proud. I keep telling Hugh that with our next boy we can use the quilt for his bed and hang up some fun comic posters...Hugh quickly reminds me that I made the quilt for him, not our future children. Guess he must really love those t-shirts! As for me, I filled my project quota for the year and will be taking a break.
6 comments:
I am SO impressed! What a neat idea.
Meg it looks beautiful you did it. Im sure Hugh will be very grateful.
looks awesome! and it actually looks even better in person. :) great work meg!
WOW! That turned out great. You have always been very crafty. Love it.
its only looks great because you can't see too closely. i did a real number on the corners!
That is so awesome! Eric is the same way about his T-Shirts. I throw one out here and there. He has the Horseman will ride forever still though!
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