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Happy customers make me happy. It’s always nice to receive a thank you note from customers to whom I ship quilts since I don’t get to show them their quilts in person. I got the following today: “Dear Sharon, I just wanted to let you know that I am well pleased with the quilt. My…
Read MoreA customer asked me the other day why I don’t do quilts with the t-shirts cut all different sizes and laid out in a random fashion. I have seen some random t-shirt quilts that I liked and some that were way too busy for my taste. However, it is just a matter of personal preference. Having…
Read MoreYou would think that having grown up in Louisiana, though at the opposite end of the state from New Orleans, I would know a little about Mardi Gras. Basically, all I ever knew was that it was a very big celebration held every year in New Orleans and also celebrated in some other cities. And…
Read MoreSomething fun happened a few weeks ago when a customer brought t-shirts to me to be made into a quilt. She said she was part of a group of six women who had been friends in high school and had stayed in touch and had reunions ever since. They had matching t-shirts made for some…
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 MoreProbably the most popular t-shirt quilt I do is sashed. Sashing refers to the strips of fabric that are sewn between the t-shirt squares. The little squares that divide the sashing are called cornerstones. After the sashing, cornerstones and t-shirt squares are all sewn together a border is added. The term backing is exactly what…
Read MoreI know that parents of seniors are feeling overwhelmed with all of the end of school activities as well as the prospect of sending their sons and daughters off to college. It’s especially hard when it’s the first child to leave the nest. You can make the transition easier for your senior if you send…
Read MoreBefore I started making T-Shirt quilts, I already had a longarm quilting business and I still offer machine quilting service for those who like to piece quilt tops, but do not have time to quilt them by hand. I started quilting for customers twenty years ago and still enjoy my craft. Here are a few…
Read MoreMany of my first-time customers want to know how they should prepare for the appointment to bring their t-shirts or what they should do if they are mailing the t-shirts. Either way, need to decide whether you want a sashed or framed t-shirt quit. A framed t-shirt quilt has a one inch border around each…
Read MoreI’m often asked if I ever get tired of sewing and the answer is a resounding NO! When I mentioned to a male friend that I was going on a quilt retreat, he said sarcastically, “Oh, that sounds like fun.” I told him that it was a lot more fun than he envisioned. Besides being…
Read MoreAs I have mentioned in previous blogs, the Katy T-Shirt Quilts work force consists of my husband and me. We like to give personal attention to every order and there are only so many hours that the two of us can work. We work long hours around Christmas and graduations in May and June, but…
Read MoreI’m always looking for fresh new ideas for T-shirt quilts and sometimes the inspiration comes from a customer. I recently made this T-shirt quilt for a customer who wanted something a little different. She brought a picture of a friend’s quilt to show me what she wanted. I found border fabric online and then ordered…
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Take a look at our Gallery to see examples of the T-Shirt Quilts as well as few of the many other quilts we have made.
I started making quilts as a child and have been quilting for others for over twenty years. Quilts that I have quilted have been featured in several quilting books and magazines.