Adam's T-shirt Quilt

Christmas morning DS Adam opened a gift that was over a decade in the making. While he was away in college between 2001 and 2005, I began a t-shirt quilt of his many cross country and track t-shirts, with a few other memorable shirts added in.

Then at some point I figured out that I was going to be very close - maybe even short - on sashing and border fabrics. I also couldn't figure out how to insert the small patches into the borders.

So I just quit on it. That is a method I frequently resort to.

This past January, when we were making our UFO lists, I put this quilt on the list. I wanted it completely done - top finished, quilted, bound and gifted to Adam.

Yay! I did it!

I used a border print by Jinny Beyer for the sashing and borders. The problem I encountered was that I cut way, way too many sashing strips, and that resulted in my being left with short pieces for the borders. This probably made me mad, so I just quit on it.

I dragged it out in January to assess the progress. (One forgets these details in the span of a decade, you know.) I had been moving it from shelf to closet to bin; back and forth, for it was always where I needed access. It seem apparent that I just needed to bite the bullet and get the darned thing finished.

Happy Quilting, Friends!