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I really wish I could quit talking about Hurricane Harvey and the resulting flood, but it’s still very much a part of my daily life. The house repairs still aren’t completed, but my studio looks really nice, so I thought I would share some pictures. We’re working steadily to get all the Christmas T-shirt quilt…
Read MoreAs mentioned in previous posts, Hurricane Harvey did a number on us with his torrential rains that flooded our house. We had so much to do and so many decisions to make that I didn’t get to sew a whole lot, but I was finally getting back in the groove when the date arrived for…
Read MoreMany of you have probably seen pictures of quilts made from men’s neckties. A lot of them are made into a variation of a Giant Dahlia quilt with the ties forming the Dahlia in the center of the quilt. These are very pretty, but are also very labor intense and therefore are generally made as…
Read MoreHarvey Update: We are still in business even though our house got water in it. We were able to protect everything in the studio except the walls and part of those will have to be removed. But we will be working in the studio every day that we can because this is, after all, our…
Read MoreMy niece was getting married in Maine last week, so my siblings and I rented a large house and spent the whole week in Castine, Maine. It was such a beautiful area and there was a lot to see and do. However, as a quilter, I guess I have to admit that it is impossible…
Read MoreWith Father’s Day fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about “man quilts”. A lot of people assume that men don’t really care to have a t-shirt quilt made, but you would be surprised how many men get excited about quilts. They are always fascinated when they come in my studio and see how the quilting machine…
Read MoreAs promised, here are the other two quilts that I entered in the West Houston Quilter’s Guild quilt show in March. One received a third place ribbon and the other received an honorable mention. These are two quilts that I just made because I liked the fabrics and the patterns and then decided to enter…
Read MoreI don’t take very many pictures of my customer’s t-shirt quilts, but I think I have made my prettiest one so far. The t-shirts in this quilt belonged to a man who is now deceased and his sister-in-law generously had the quilt made for his wife. Both ladies came to order the quilt and we…
Read MoreWell, February is going to be over in a week or so and then March will roar in. Or whimper in. It’s hard to say with the strange weather we’ve been having. At any rate, it’s time to get those t-shirts together and have a quilt made for your graduate. My turnaround time is normally…
Read MoreTo make a T-shirt quilt, one needs to have a number of squares that is divisible by three, four or five. The sizes I make are nine, twelve, sixteen, twenty, twenty-five or thirty T-shirt squares. If you don’t have those numbers of shirts, the quilt just will not work out right mathematically. Often one can…
Read MoreWhen customers pick up their quilts, they are often overwhelmed and some of them even cry. But they are usually having the quilts made for someone other than themselves. So it’s always nice to get feedback from the actual quilt recipients. I recently had the privilege of making a couple of t-shirt quilts out of…
Read MoreI just realized I haven’t posted since Thanksgiving weekend. The month of December has gone by in a flash and I can’t believe it’s Christmas night. I have had a very hectic month. In addition to making quite a few t-shirt quilts, I’ve been spending several hours a week doing physical therapy for my back…
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