I put my shoulder to the grindstone and finished up this quilt. The entire quilt top is made from my father's shirts. I finished it in the knick of time since Mom arrived today for a week or so. We met my brother in Atlanta this afternoon for the mom hand-off. :) She loves her quilt and commented on all the shirt fabric.
"That shirt had to be ironed, so I never liked it."
"Dudley always loved that shirt."
"Oh, I always loved that one."
I'm glad she's happy with it and I'm glad I was able to preserve his memory through these quilts. Remember I made the Gee's Bend version for my brother. Now this plank quilt for my mom.
AND,,,,
I put the last stitches in a third shirt quilt (for me!) early this morning!!! So actually I have two finishes this weekend. I wish I could show my quilt here, but it is now a Secret Project since it will be in a future book or magazine article. But I do LOVE it! Shirts make the SOFTEST quilts! I think my dad would be pleased about the three quilts.
On to other quilts now!
1 comment:
What a wonderful gift!!
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