My first quilt was a t-shirt memorial quilt for my long time friend Jim, well that would be his wife and family. Jim is responsible for my involvement with robotics. This quilt was made of shirts donated by teams (quilt front) and volunteers (quilt back). Needless to say, but the time we added the stabilizer for the front and back pieces and the batting, this quilt weighed about 35 pounds. In addition to the quilt, we found Marine Corps fabric for a throw pillow.
I wish I had better pictures available, but as a last minute project, I don't have any of my own.
A year later a second memorial quilt was in the making, this time with Gerald's shirts. The front side of the quilt is the most decorative, the back side of the quilt is the other side of the shirt. The widow requested her quilt by her husband's birthday. I think she likes it.
Last but not least is my first attempt at a pieced quilt - and I decided to make this one on-point. My quilting friends called me crazy. What was I thinking? Oh yes, I wasn't and the pattern was adorable. How could I resist? This quilt uses textured fabrics and the cotton motifs contain granddaughter's favorite things, such as monkeys, trees, chickens, etc. and colors. And as scuba divers, we tried to capture some of the fish colors and markings.
Today the top is at the quilter's, with a request to delay the quilting until Thanksgiving. I'm too tempted to give the quilt and pillow to her before Christmas.
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| Quilt Top |
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| Pillow front |
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| Pillow back |
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