Being out of school for winter break means that I've had tons of time to work on projects!! A big one that I finished up was my niece Molly's t-shirt quilt, and just in time for Christmas!
I first made a t-shirt quilt when I was 16 and my family's fallen in love with them ever since. They're cozy and cuddly and filled with memories, especially since they're made from your very own old t-shirts. I first made Maddy a t-shirt quilt five years ago, so of course Molly needed one too! For this one, I started out with a big pile of onesie's from Molly's first year:
After cutting them all up into 5"x6" rectangles, I laid them out on the floor into the pattern that I wanted. I also added a few other colors of fabric, including some hot pink cheetah print and some glittery purple ladybugs! After sewing the blocks together into columns, I sewed each column together to form the quilt top. I didn't use any batting for this quilt because the backing I chose was a Hello Kitty fleece that was already thick and warm. I laid the quilt top onto the backing fabric with the wrong sides together and then folded in the corners and edges, pinned, and stitched around. I didn't take any pictures of this step, but I have a feeling that some of my TLU shirts are going to end up in a quilt here in just a few months so I'll take some then! And here's the final product:
One super cuddly quilt that Molly opened on Christmas and proceeded to throw over her head and drag around--I'd say that's a winner!
