Super job!

Theresa

Great quilt!

It's hard to do something that your heart isn't in, but you did a fine job. I'm sure she'll love her quilt.

A rag quilt was a good idea. I bet she loves it.

Very nice! It will keep her very warm!

Donna

Did you prequilt the squares before assembling?

Theresa

(if you click on the picture you can see the whole thing)

Theresa, To make a rag quilt, you quilt through the front squares and flannel back first. It's usually just an X but this big, I did more. Then you connect the blocks bringing seam to front. You clip all the seams and they fuzz up when washed and thrown in a dryer. It's usually done with three layers of flannel for a baby quilt. The squares are usually smaller. I did only one layer of flannel plus the sweatshirt square because of all that weight.

Looks great! I have made several tee-shirt quilts with a few sweatshirt fronts thrown in here and there. A rag quilt for sweat shirts is the perfect idea! I'm sure she will use it all the time and enjoy it for years to come. I have tee shirt fronts cut out and stabilized for quilts my two kids. Now that my son is leaving for grad school in July, I should prolly get to work on his!

Linda, I have made a couple of rag quilts and did the x stitching on the blocks before sewing. I just wondered if you added the extra stitching before or after, then I realized after I posted that it would have been pretty difficult to do after. duh!

The tedious part is all that clipping!

Theresa

What a great present! I am sure she will love it - especially since they probably all have special meanings to her.

Sue

That is a great quilt. Ive made a couple of rag quilts and have no desire to do another one.

Thanks for sharing your story! I'm so glad you were able to make something special for your friend out of her sweatshirt collection! I can imagine how difficult it must have been for you to cut up the shirts, but the result is worth it. I have a similar story - I had to destroy a few of my shirts to make a quilt for my brother's graduation. I was near to annihilating his favorite travis scott fans merchandise, lol. It was hard for me to let go of them, but in the end, I'm glad I did it. He loved the quilt, a great way to commemorate his achievement.

Another great finish - and special for the recipient. Sorry you weren't really into it, but it came out great! I like the multiple x's you did.

Sue

Nicely done, Linda. I'm sure she will love it.

Everything you do is so exact and perfectly done, Linda. This is a great way to show off the sweatshirts. I'm just wondering why I waited for 2 years to post about it. I don't think I've been MIA that long.