There’s something special about turning a stack of well-loved T-shirts into a quilt full of memories. Every shirt tells part of a story of mission trips, camps, work places, and milestones that deserve to be remembered instead of sitting in a storage bin.
I’m excited to say I just finished another one of my kids' T-shirt quilts! That means I'm officially halfway through the project—4 quilts down and 4 to go!
While I genuinely enjoy the creative part of the process - planning the layout, balancing the colors, and sewing all the blocks together—the quilting stage is definitely the most challenging for me. These quilts all have cozy minky fleece backs, which make them wonderfully soft but also much more difficult to quilt than a traditional cotton backing.
This one decided to keep me on my toes because the minky backing was just a little too small. If you've ever quilted with minky, you know that "just a little too small" can feel like a lot! It took some extra patience, careful pinning, and more than a few adjustments along the way.
In the end, though, it was worth it.
There's nothing quite like pulling the finished quilt out of the machine, giving it one final inspection, and knowing those memories are now preserved in something that can be used and loved for years to come.
