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December 8, 2024
Unique Memory Quilts: Creating Keepsakes from T-Shirts from Sew French

Our oldest daughter’s former college roommate asked me to make a memory quilt from her mother’s tee shirt collection. Of course, I agreed. How could I not, she is like another daughter to us. I didn’t want the typical memory … Continue reading

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October 20, 2024
Party at the top of the glass! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I finished the book. I won't go into details if someone is going to read it. While I found it depressing, it was a depressing time with the war, the Halifax explosion, and the Spanish flu! So I get it, and I'm glad I read the book to the end. 

However, as I said, the next book would be funny! Oh my!!! It's called Nobody Wants Your Sh*t by Messie Condo. Oh my --- there is a LOT of swearing in the book, particularly the F-bomb, but if you look past that, this author touches on EVERY ...

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October 19, 2024
The big thread merge! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK—so what do you do when the book you're listening to is depressing? The book is "When the World Fell Silent," by Donna Jones Alward, and it is about the Halifax explosion (1917) when they were in the midst of a war. I totally get that times were tough. Many people died in the war, the explosion, and the Spanish flu. It just seemed that the two women in the book were saddled with EVERY possible calamity. Even the prologue foreshadowed terrible things. 

I hate abandoning a book, so I persevered. I'm now down to one hour ...

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October 15, 2024
Two halves make a whole! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Thanks for the tips on magazines! And yes, while I love them, I rarely make anything from them. Not that I don't want to, but in the quilting circle of life, I do NOT need another project on my plate. I'll leave those for the newbies!

So, I downloaded the most recent Quick + Easy Quilts issue onto my iPad (through the Libby app) and browsed. OK—so I did NOT browse. If I'm going to read a magazine, I like to read it cover to cover. Don't ask me why, don't ask me to change ...

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October 14, 2024
T-shirts quilt in progress from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I finished listening to that supernatural audiobook this morning. OK, so it's a bit farfetched, but it's supernatural, so of course that's going to happen. I'm done, and I will choose the next book wisely!

I also finished the physical book I was reading, and although I vowed NOT to pick up another book, I have another audiobook due in several days, so while I putter in Studio B, I'll listen to that. And I picked from my shelves a Nonfiction book, which slows me down! So all is good! I NEED to have a ...

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September 23, 2024
UFO updates from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Oh my --- I may have "wasted" some free time last week, and today will be a scramble to get all the stuff prepped for tomorrow morning! 

Yesterday was super productive, but I can't share anything yet with you. It was a good day, though, and I learned a ton. 

Let's chat about the UFO club. Despite the three-month hiatus since our last meeting, everyone stayed pretty productive, and lots and lots were accomplished. Few unhappy faces were handed out! 

I want to share this photo of one of the attendees' quilts with you. It was made by Linda ...

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January 7, 2024
Making Plans on my 600th post! from Quilting & Learning

Happy 2024! This first post of the year is also my 600th post.

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January 3, 2024
2022 Christmas T-Shirt Quilt Gift from Sunwhower Quilts

As promised - here is the T-Shirt Quilt Christmas Gift from 2022!

I did share this on my Facebook page but not on my blog, (whoops sorry!) so here it is.


This quilt was inspired by my Guilty Pleasures t-shirt quilt that I made for myself, and the Star Wars t-shirt quilt, but this one is for my oldest.  
His contains shows he/we loved, Comiccon shirts, Taekwondo memories, Robotics, music and more.  

I quilted this in 40wt Glide thread in an all-over sort of waves and Supernatural Logo inspired wavy star that he just loved when he saw it.  I ...

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December 30, 2023
Best of 2023 Linking Party from Quilting & Learning

I'm so glad that Cheryl of Meadow Mist is hosting this great party again. I looked at my posts, and I've been participating since 2016. Not bad since it looks like I only missed her first year. Thanks Cheryl

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December 27, 2023
T-shirt Quilt Finish on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 461 of Free Motion Mavericks. I delivered the quilt to my nephew last night at 10:30 so that he could pack it up to bring to Denmark. He lives down the street so it wasn't a long journey. He and his roommate are tall men, so they helped me take a few quick pictures of the quilt. Thanks guys!

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December 17, 2023
Back to FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 460 of Free Motion Mavericks. I have been able to do free motion quilting (FMQ) this week. It felt good to be back home and at my Jag (my sewing machine)

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December 2, 2023
T-shirt Quilt FMQ on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome to week 457 of Free Motion Mavericks. I'm still travelling so it will be a short post. Before I left, I finished  FMQ (free motion quilting) a few of the t-shirt blocks on the quilt. 

A Few More Blocks


I finished these three blocks. 

FMQ both the sashing and the t-shirts

FMQ feathers in the sashing and loops on the sweatshirt

I FMQ the sashing on the next t-shirts. I'll have to change my thread and quilt the t-shirts next. For these two t-shirts, I quilted stars in the sashing. I'll be FMQ something ...

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November 26, 2023
Updates on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 456 of Free Motion Mavericks. I've had to do some travelling and haven't done much in my studio, or even in the car. Good news though, the snow is gone and the temperature is a little higher. I hope you're having a good autumn

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November 12, 2023
FMQ the T-shirt Quilt on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 455 of Free Motion Mavericks. November has brought us snow in Ottawa. It probably won't stay but it is pretty. I guess that it's time to put away the patio furniture! I hope that you're enjoying whatever fall is bringing you.

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October 10, 2023
T-shirt quilt top done on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 450 of Free Motion Mavericks. I've been very busy putting together my niece's t-shirt quilt top and it's now done - only 4 days after my September One Monthly Goal. I'd forgotten how huge a queen size quilt is! 

Quilt top finished


Unfortunately when I took this photo this morning, I only had one helper to keep the quilt up. You'll get a better look once it's finished

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September 26, 2023
Secret FMQ and T-shirt Quilt Update on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome to week 448 of the Free Motion Mavericks' linking party. I hope that you've had a good creative week with time at your sewing machine or studio! I've been busy making a runner that I'll be able to reveal next week. I can share the back since it won't give away much and you can see the free motion quilting (FMQ).

Making a runner


My brother is having a birthday/house warming party so I asked him if he wanted a small quilted project. He said that he could use a runner, 30 ...

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September 18, 2023
Update on T-shirt quilt at Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Welcome to week 447 of Free Motion Mavericks. I've started putting together the t-shirt quilt. After doing all of the prep work, I'm finally having fun putting these t-shirts together. A couple more weeks and there'll be some free motion quilting (FMQ) happening.

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September 9, 2023
Summer 2023 Finishes from Zeedlebeezmom


 Nine months out of the year I am an intervention RTI teacher but in the summer months I am a full time quilter.  I sew as much as I can in between being a wife and a mother/grandmother.  I haven't shown my summertime finishes in a while and I wanted to share some of the things I have made.  Not everyone would like for me to share their t-shirt/memory quilts so I will just tell you how many I made since June 1st.

I've made 12 T-shirt quilts!  (If you'd like more info on getting ...

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August 8, 2023
Make-A-List Monday - Progress, and Giveaway Winners! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

 

Hi, all!

School is back in session, so I've lost all my excuses for not finishing things! Here are two of my three grandkids (Lilli is WAY too grown up to stand still for "first day of school" pics) this morning as they got ready to go...


Middle school!  How did that happen?  By the way, Emmy is only wearing computer glasses because she thinks they make her look cool.  And Lilli is a sophomore, and so grown up.  I have a couple of days of Nana responsibilities this week while my daughter is out of town, but after ...

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July 14, 2023
Quilting to Process Grief: Six Quilts in Four Months from Quilt Addicts Anonymous

From Courtney, our video editor:

In November 2022, my dad died. In the following months, I found myself in need of a project to process the anger, sadness, and loss I was feeling.

While going through his possessions, I realized how many T-shirts my dad had collected during his life. He had shirts dating back to the 1970s and my family and I had clear memories of them.

It became clear to me what I needed to do. I was not a quilter. I had pieced one-and-a-half quilt tops, but had not completed the process from beginning to end all ...

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