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college t-shirt quilt
Occasionally, a customer will want a t-shirt quilt that’s a little different from the sashed and the framed that I normally offer. So I’ve come up with a couple of other options. One is the Attic Windows t-shirt quilt pictured on the left which is made using a traditional Attic Windows quilt pattern. It gives…
Read MoreLast week I talked about sashed t-shirt quilts. This week, I will tell you about my framed t-shirt quilts. Like the sashed t-shirt quilts, a framed t-shirt quilt also has sashing and cornerstones. The difference is the “frame” of fabric that goes around each t-shirt before the sashing is added. Framed t-shirt quilts end up…
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 MoreMany of my customers have so many t-shirts that they have a hard time narrowing them down to a reasonable number to put in a quilt. Some of them show up for appointments with bags and bags and want me to help choose. Although I can help you choose, I really don’t know what is…
Read MoreOnce again school has started and so have preseason football games. Now is the time to order a team quilt for your favorite sports fan. They make great Christmas gifts for the man (or woman) who already has everything. A quilt with their team logo would be a one-of-a-kind gift that they could treasure for…
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 MoreThis is my favorite time of year. We just got back from a family reunion in Louisiana and the weather was perfect, the food was plentiful (too plentiful actually), and we got to enjoy time with aunts, uncles, cousins and grandkids. I didn’t take a quilt to auction off this year, but we’ve been asked…
Read MoreThe air is finally getting cooler and many schools, churches and charities are having Fall Festivals and fundraisers. I’m attending a family reunion this weekend where we have an auction to raise money to pay for the facilities. The quilt pictured on the left is one that I made for a previous reunion. It’s a…
Read MoreI’m sometimes asked if I have other people helping me make T-shirt quilts. There are T-shirt quilt companies that hire as many as 20 helpers. At Katy T-Shirt Quilts, “we” means my husband and me. We want to be sure every quilt meets our quality specifications and we are much more comfortable with just the…
Read MoreAre you one of those people who hates going into stores in September and seeing Christmas decorations already? So am I. However, there is a good reason to start thinking about Christmas gifts now rather than later. With people having such busy lives, it’s hard to squeeze in all the things that have to be…
Read MoreIt’s Labor Day and I worked all day and didn’t mind a bit. It’s so nice to be able to do something I enjoy and help support my husband and me. I got the quilting bug at a very young age and never got over it. I like making traditional pieced quilts, but I also…
Read MoreAs hot as it’s been, it’s hard to believe that it’s time to head back to school. And that means it’s time for football games. My favorite high school memories were going to football games and rooting for my team. I loved the smell of fall in the air, but it often got pretty chilly…
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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.