Work in Progress - T-Shirt Quilts

I am not a quilter. Maybe I should be calling these two gems "T-Shirt Throws" instead of quilts. I am very happy with how they turned out.

I backed them with fleece. Easy, soft, cozy, warm.

No batting, no quilting. DONE.

I will do another. I may do it differently. But not today.

Love the photo bomb in the bottom of this shot. Hershey cannot wait to snuggle on these two throws!

Vintage Feed Sacks

I am always on the hunt for vintage feed sacks. It is so hard to make the first cut. I usually lay them out with other fabrics to get inspiration. Available now in the SHOP

I decided to do a small line of mini zips with this particular remnant.

 Cotton lined.

 Perfect to grab and go or toss into a larger tote with all your essentials.

Tea Towels for Mom

Your mom would love a new kitchen towel for Mothers Day. Available in the SHOP

She would love it more if you used it more than she did . . . . . . . .

Shop Update - SALE

All handbags are on sale in the SHOP this week. Making room for new bags, totes, zippers and the like for summer. This sale does not include coffee totes.

New tea towels coming this week - just in time for Mothers Day

The health kick continues at our house. These are our favorite breakfast smoothies. I make them at night and the girls can grab, shake and go in the morning!

2 cups spinach
2 pears
2 kiwis
1 cup juice
1-2 cups green tea

Blend until smooth

I can't believe tomorrow is May 1. Gearing up for High School Graduation here. The T-shirt quilts are coming along nicely -- I will have pictures to show my progress later in the week.

Work in Progress - T-Shirt Quilt

OK, here is a quick update on my progress on 2 t-shirt quilts.

I made a simple cardboard template to cut 13 x 13 inch squares from the t-shirts the girls chose. We ended up using 9 squares. I laid out the squares and got approval of layout.

After they were cut out I interfaced each piece to help limit the stretching during assembly.

Next, I cut 13 x 3 inch strips from the quilting cotton I chose to accent each quilt and finished the exterior edge as well.

Next week:  batting and flannel backing. Check back!

Work In Progress

We have two High School Seniors in our house. AND today, on April 11, they are both enjoying a snow day!!

I am going to make T-shirt quilts for the girls to take to college. Today I collected 8 T-shirts for each quilt.

Pressing, cutting and interfacing will be step one.

Check back next week for my progress and step 2. We have 5 weeks until Graduation. I will be happy if they are finished on time to display at their open house in June.

Back To Work !!

We had a great Spring Break last week. I am glad to be back in the sewing room to finish up another stack of wristlets:

I am also glad to be back to blogging and hope to get more organized about my blogging schedule and topics this month.

New fabrics - love the prints and colors:

On a bit of a health kick this spring. This week we had zucchini fritters with fruit. Get the recipe I used HERE from Realmomkitchen.com

Have a great weekend.