Skip to main content

T-shirt quilts

Several months ago I was asked if I could make a t-shirt quilt for a friend who lost her husband a couple of years ago. She showed up with a laundry basket full of t-shirts. She wanted a Queen size quilt but lives in Florida so we didn't want it to be too heavy. We went through the t-shirts to prioritize the ones she really wanted in the main quilt and said I could do what I wanted with the rest and the quilt pattern was totally up to me.  Well not only did we end up with what turned out to be more like a King size quilt but 2 lap quilts and a pillow! I used every t-shirt including any logos or images that were on the sleeves or pockets.  I used the lightest batting I could find and I'm so happy with how they came out!!!   The pictures aren't the best but I did the best I could with all of the rainy days we've been having and they needed to make their way to Florida this week. So here we are, the last several months of sewing.

Silence In The Library

I am so excited to have my Silence In The Library quilt top assembled!!!  The original quilt design by Jeanie Payment along with almost all of the blocks are available over at FandomInStitches.com. 8 of the blocks are my own design. I will post links to those for you in the block descriptions. All of my Doctor Who patterns can be found here.

The only adjustment I made to Jeanie's original design is the crack in the wall above the TARDIS. More information on that block can be found here.


So here's a little tour of the quilt. Starting at the top left.

1st Row

Raven sitting on a book titled "Face The Raven" representing Clara.

4 books titled "Impossible Astronaut", "Voyage of the Damned", "Mummy on the Orient Express" and "The Lodger"

2nd Row

Stacked books titled "The Unicorn And The Wasp", "Silence" and "101 Ways To Make A Souffle". The Souffle title is another reference to Clara aka souffle girl.  On top of the books are some applique designs I purchases at stringtheoryfabricart.com. We have a Dalek, Cyberman and an Ood.

I only titled 1 book in this block "Fires of Pompeii". The jar represents the jar that contained the 10th doctors severed hand.

3rd Row

Mantel clock with the time stopped at 12:17 representing the Girl In The Fireplace and the broken mantel clock.

This block has the chameleon arch watch with a book titled "Journeys End". Pattern info can be found here.

4th Row

TARDIS keys and the 13th doctors sonic. The book is titled "Day Of The Moon". Pattern info can be found here.

Fez and bow tie because they are cool!
5th Row

Book titles: "The Empty Child", "Turn Left" and "Twice Upon A Time" with a beetle embroidered on top representing the beetle attached to Donna's back in Turn Left.

Banana with books titled "Blink: The Angels Have The Phone Box", "Midnight", "L.I.N.D.A." and "The Girl Who Waited"
Right side

1st Row

Telescope and red beanie is a block I designed honoring Bernard Cribbens.  The book is titles "Searching The Stars" by W. Mott. Pattern info can be found here.

K9 with books titled "The Hungry Earth" and "The Girl In The Fireplace". Pattern information can be found here.
2nd Row

Tiny TARDIS representing Peter Capaldi's episode "Flatline" and a book titled "Frankenstein". Pattern information can be found here.

Adipose from Donna Noble's return to Doctor Who in the episode "Partners in Crime"  Pattern information can be found here.
3rd Row

Embroidered dinosaur and space ship. Books titled: "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship", "Are You My Mummy?" and "The Rings of Akhaten"

Framed Sunflower with a book titled "Vincent And The Doctor". I really tried creating a foundation paper pieced sunflower block but I just couldn't do it justice and decided to go in this direction instead.
4th Row

Bend book with a book titled "The Husbands of River Song"

Rose in a vase of course for Rose Tyler
5th Row

Weeping angel with 7 DVDs. There is an alternative block that has the weeping angel with books. Pattern information can be found here and here.

Sneakers with some books titled "School Reunion", "Planet of the Ood" and "Bad Wolf". The sneaker pattern is from FandomInStitches.com and they are listed as Luna's sneakers. I shrunk the pattern down to fit a 10" block. The pieces were really tiny but it was worth it!




Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Bad Batch - Nala Se

I am so excited to be able to bring you new Bad Batch patterns!  Thank you to Sherri Roberts for testing Nala Se!! Finished size: 12" x 12" Difficulty: 3 Pattern Photo and testing by Sherri R. This pattern is free for personal and non-profit use only. Not to be used for manufacture or distribution. Sale of this pattern or quilts made from this pattern is prohibited. For my other Bad Batch and Star Wars patterns check out the page dedicated to all things Star Wars / Bad Batch .

Rainbow TARDIS - Road Trip Project

What do you do on a long road trip when you're a passenger?  I decided to take up cross stitching which I haven't done in a very, very long time.  I tried taking a photo each day of my progress but I did miss one day during our travels.  This took me a total of 41 days to complete.  Now I just need to decide what I'm going to do with it! Pattern is by Alice Alan and purchased at AICrossStitch on Etsy. 14 count Aida cloth using DMC floss 21,861 stitches

Owl House - Week 1 - Luz

I will try to post at least 1 block each week. Right now I have 3 blocks completely tested, 5 that need to be tested and definitely 2 more to design, possibly more. So here she is, Luz. Please enjoy. If you use my patterns please send me photos of your finished blocks or post them in the comments, I'd love to see them!! Pattern This pattern is free for personal and non-profit use only. Not to be used for manufacture or distribution. Sale of this pattern or quilts made from this pattern is prohibited. For other Owl House block patterns please visit the  Owl House Quilt-A-Long  page.