2009 Bloggin'

I thought this would be a good way to share some of my latest projects.

Chain Skimmer Quilt

My first quilting attempt. It was a good learning experience. I collected old t-shirts from Matt's family from the water ski show team that they were all involved with. Some of the t-shirts were very old and no one was wearing them anyway... so what better use for them, a quilt! I ended up using an iron on stabilizer for all the t-shirts, to keep them from stretching and moving while I was assembling everything. The front fabric is a soft flannel and the backing is a polar fleece... super cozy! I only quilted the edges, not the t-shirt blocks. It will be nice to see how it holds-up. I ended up giving it to Matt's parents as a Christmas gift. They were very excited and are planning to hang it... but I'm hoping it gets some use also.