Last Project of the year

This year is coming to an end and I'm finishing the last project of the year which is my first t-shirt quilt.  I just got it back from the long armer and here it is.

It looks great.  I think she did a great job quilting it.  I'll finish it in a few days and send it to the new owner.  If you're interested in a tutorial to make this t-shirt quilt, I have made tutorials for it here, here and here.

In the past week, I had a lot of fun making fabric baskets for holidays gifts for friends and family members.  Here are some of them.  

They are reversable and very roomy.  They will be filled with quilted pot holders/hot pads, crochet scrub pads, a big can of hot cocoa mix, hand creams and chocolate candies.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happiest New Year.  May God bless you all with the richest blessings.  This year has been a challenging one for us but we survived with the grace of God.  I'm so thankful for all of you for being here for me, supporting and encouraging me all the way.  I love you!!

Margo

John3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More  (Friday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Project in Progress in December 2024

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  Now that the t-shirt quilt top is at the long armer, it's time to get back to a project that I was working on before.  It's my third denim quilt.  You can read about its beginning here.  Many more pieces have been added to the piece as seen in the picture below.

"Adventure In Time"

My DH gave it 'Adventure In Time' name.  He said it reminded him of a time travel.  My original thought was 'Worm Holes' but 'Adventure in Time' is a big improvement, I think.

Again, there are combinations of denim materials and painter's drop cloth.  There were several raw edges that I intentionally left exposed but in the end, I only have one shown in the middle of the picture above.  I'll finish piecing all the pieces and finalize everything this week.  Next will be quilting it.  Can't wait!!

I have a bit of good news to share, my quilt 'Off Kilter' was accepted to QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.  I'm super excited.  I started making this quilt after much tribulation in the first half of this year.  Without realizing it, my feelings showed through the quilt.  I would like to share the artist statement or label information, as QuiltCon calls it, for this quilt with you.

"Distractions in life happen, They can throw your world into chaos. That's when you hold on to things that anchor you, be it faith in God, family and friends. These distractions will be but a short while and then life goes on and everything will be okay at the end. This quilt is made of old denim, garment top and painter's drop cloth as background. It reminds me that life is not perfect but beautiful."

Even though painter's drop cloth is rough and has a lot of defects and flaw, it looks beautiful with denim.  Maybe that's why I love using it so much.  I'm learning to embrace imperfections!  Here's a picture of  'Off Kilter'.

Off Kilter

Thanks for visiting and hope you all have a wonderful week.

Margo

Psalm 136: Give thanks unto God for all things, for His mercy endures forever.

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More  (Friday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial: Part 3 - The Finish

Here we are at the final step of our t-shirt quilt: the big finish.  From the last tutorial, we made t-shirt blocks as shown in the picture below.  

There are 12 t-shirt blocks for this quilt.  In this tutorial, we're putting the rows together with sashing and finishing the quilt top with borders.

Cutting:

Kona purple      (8) 2.5" x 14" strips for sashing between blocks

                            (3) 2.5" x 45" strips for sashing between rows

                            (2) 3" x 60.5" strips for right and left borders

                            (2) 3" x 50"   strips for top and bottom borders

Putting it all together:

1. Sew the top row as follow: 

block + 2.5"x14" strip + block + 2.5"x14" strip + block 

Row 1   

2. Repeat step 1 for row 2,3 and 4.

Row 2     

Row 3   

Row 4   

3. Sew a 2.5" x 45" strip between row 1 and row 2.

4. Sew a 2.5" x 45" strip between row 2 and row 3.

5. Sew a 2.5" x 45" strip between row 3 and row 4. 

Pay attention to the blocks lineup between the rows.   I lined up the blocks first, then match and pin the beginning and the end of the row to the sashing.  If you pay attention to the 1/4" seam allowance and sew carefully, things should match up with on major misshape.  

See picture below.

Now we're ready to put the borders on.  

6. Sew 3" x 60.5" strips to the right and left sides of the quilt top.

7. Then sew 3" x 50" strips to the top and bottom of the quilt top.

See picture below.

Now the quilt top is done and ready for quilting.  I use 2 yards of fleece fabric for the back.  I'm sending this out to a professional longarmer for the quilting.  I hope the little ripple on the right border will disappear after quilting.  I'm going to finish it with mixed dark purple fabric for binding.  I'll show you the finished quilt when it's done.  I'm hoping that it will be done in time for Christmas.  :-))

Notes:  I didn't use pattern for this quilt.  My niece likes shadow box design and I came up with the dimensions of the blocks, the sashings and the borders.  I used every precaution to make sure that the math is correct.  I apologize in advance if there are any mistakes in the numbers and please do let me know if you find any mistake.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your loved ones and thanks for visiting.

Margo

Psalm 136: Give thanks unto God for all things, for His mercy endures forever.

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More  (Friday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty