I unexpectedly took time away from my blog but not from quilting!
Recently, I was asked to do a commission quilt by some friends from our church. It is a T-shirt quilt for their daughter that is graduating from HS. I don't usually take on commission work but decided to go ahead. I knew I would have to put aside my personal projects except for the quilt I was making for H2H Charity ~ Jack's Basket in order to insure that it would be done for the graduation party in June. I met with them to look over the T-shirts and determine the ones that would be included in the quilt. We also talked about style of quilt (puzzle/mosaic verses grid), colors and size. I also gave them some resources to look for sashing, borders, backing, and binding fabrics.
I set out to determine the size of the blocks based on the largest logo and cut and stabilize the T-shirts. They decided to go with the 4 x 5 grid style quilt with sashings and borders. I have ordered the backing and binding fabrics so we have a little lull in this project as I wait for delivery.
In the meantime, I was able to sandwich and quilt my Ribbons of Joy quilt for the Hands 2 Help project hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I'm quilting for Jack's Basket. Yesterday, I put the final stitches on the binding and threw it in the washer and dryer for the some crinkle goodness!
Since I backed it with flannel print from my stash, it is so soft.
I love the primary color scrappy ribbons and the cute bug flannel backing!
I quilted straight line along the edge of the ribbons and in the negative white space, I quilted a loose weave pattern.
The binding is a red and white stripe fabric from my stash.
This quilt finished at 36" x 40"
It is ready to be sent off to Jack's Basket and hopefully bring joy to a special family.
Oh, I’m positive your ribbon quilt will bring a whole lot of joy to a family. It looks fantastic. I love the primary colors too. And that red striped binding is a perfect finish. The t-shirt quilt looks terrific too. It’s a nice layout of the t-shirt designs.
ReplyDeleteHi Dawn! Both of these turned out SO great! Aren't you just thrilled with both of them? I have a question for you about the t-shirt quilt. How do you decide what to charge?? You don't have to answer at all - and certainly not online (!!) but I'd love to have an idea of how you decide. We haven't a clue, even though we're making our second one with another one or two promised. Happy Mother's Day to you! ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteLove the Ribbons of Joy! I'ts going to be fun to see how many H2H quilts have been made this year.
ReplyDeleteThe Ribbons quilt is so cute in the rainbow colors!!
ReplyDeleteI love your Ribbons quilt! Is there a pattern out there for it? Looks so perfect for scraps.
ReplyDeleteLove it~!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely quilt for JB, so lovely and bright!
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