Memory quilt from mens shirts

Here is a quick tutorial on how to break down a shirt so it can be used in a memory quilt or a recycled clothing quilt. The point of this tutorial is to show you how to get the maximum amount of fabric out of each garment. It's imperative that you get the most out of each and every piece of clothing you chose to use in a quilt. Here's how... Start with a shirt! This shirt is a medium so I can show you how much fabric you can get from ANY size. Of course an XXL would be best because it has a…

Two more finished memory quilts to go with one I finished a few weeks ago . They are very similar. Only the blocks are different. The quil...

More than two years ago, I made my very first memory quilt from the clothing of a loving father. The daughter gifted it to her mother ...

Here is a quick tutorial on how to break down a shirt so it can be used in a memory quilt or a recycled clothing quilt. The point of this...

Sometimes projects (and quilts) come along that really have a powerful effect on me personally. This quilt was one of those quilts, and I would like to tell its story… Last fall son number 1 asked if I might be able to make a quilt for a former co-worker. He said her father had passed […]

A Must-Know Technique for Every Quilter! While we all love beautiful hand and machine quilting, there are times when tying a quilt is the perfect choice. This process of securing the quilt layers adds a touch of vintage charm that makes a quilt even more endearing. You might want to tie a quilt when you’re …

I loved quilt pattern in issue 14 of Homemaker magazine and decided to make one for my son Harry using shirts. Backing fabric is one piece all backed with fleece blanket All from a pile of shirts and a fleece throw I'm delighted with result. The quilt took about 21 hrs total to complete.

The original post for these quilts was just over two years ago. This set of mini-quilts was made for a family of five siblings to remember their father. I've received several questions about reproducing the design for the first and third quilts so thought I'd share that information here so that you can make one, too. One frequent question is about how to size the finished quilt to be bigger or smaller. Both of these designs are based on an eight block by eight block grid. In other words…

This quilt is a total knock off from one I saw in a magazine. It's made almost entirely of recycled/upcycled material. I cut up shirts from Leslie and my husband's closets and sheets I've been collecting over the years. This is one of four quilts I recently took to my quilter. I gave her some direction on what I wanted, but then turned it over to be done with as she saw fit. I think she gave it a very nice texture. The backing is the lighter blue ticking stripe. It was a sheet in a previous…

Last spring, I made a college graduation quilt for Haley’s boyfriend. When I showed it to my husband, he asked, “Is that for me?” He knew darn well that it was for Cameron, but I felt a twinge of g…