Monday, April 17, 2017

Joannie's T-Shirt Quilts

My friend Joannie is one of the kindest, most generous people that I know. She is constantly reaching out to help others.

Recently one of her good friends lost her son unexpectedly. He was a very young man. Joannie offered to make a t-shirt quilt for her as a remembrance. Her friend brought her a large bag of his t-shirts.

Joannie made FOUR t-shirt quilts. She gave one to his Mom, one to each of his two sisters and one to his Aunt. She spent several months on this project and quilted each quilt herself.




She designed original settings for each quilt and separated the t-shirts with a variety of pieced blocks including flying geese, four patches and rail fence blocks in masculine tones of blues and greys. The quilts also incorporated some of the young man's baseball hats and jeans. Since she still had some leftover t-shirts after making four quilts, she also made two pillows which I did not get a photo of.

Ironically, Terri didn't have time to do a commissioned t-shirt quilt order, so Joannie was pressed into service. Can't wait to see Joannie's fifth t-shirt quilt!

Linking up on Tuesday to Val's Quilting Studio special t-shirt quilt theme and to Freemotion by the River.

Thanks for visiting. I promise to post photos of our Missouri Star Quilt Company stash haul soon!

Also, a special thanks to all of you who reached out with condolences on the loss of our beloved Romeo. I'm going to print out and save all of your kind words and sweet wishes.

Pugs and kisses,
Nancy

18 comments:

  1. Memory Tee Shirt quilts are always a comfort for those left behind.

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    1. Yes, they were much appreciated by his family.

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  2. What an example of the kind of friend you have! And memory quilts can be such a blessing.

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  3. Wow. What an amazing set of quilts - taking the time for the pieced borders and block settings is just wonderful Such a generous and kind friend you have.

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  4. What touching mementos, Joannie is a true Quilt Angel!

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    1. She always overextends herself for others.

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  5. Wow, those are really something! All those geese! I bet the family is grateful.

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  6. Gorgeous - first I've seen with added blocks not T-Shirts. That gives me an Idea for the next one.

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    1. Yes, they are really fabulous. Even nicer in person.

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  7. So much love here....THAT's one of the things I love most about quilting!!!

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  8. Thank you for sharing Joannie's t-shirt quilts. They have gave me fantastic inspiration while making Jeff's shirts into a quilt.

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    1. I'm glad Joannie's quilts could inspire you. I'm thinking about you every day!

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  9. T-shirt quilts are a lot of work. And then the labor of additional blocks. These quilts will be cherished forever. The love and generosity that went into these quilts is overwhelming.

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    1. Yes, she spent about six months making them. It was indeed a labor of love.

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