Evelyn and Lewis

My parents were married in 1947. My grandmother made my father a marriage quilt top, but it was not quilted when my mother received it in the mid 70's.

I am not sure of the date of the pictures, but it was not too long after they were married. The pictures were taken on the farm my where grandparents lived.

My Quilting Grandmother

My father's mother was a frugal farm wife in Southern Indiana. She was also a talented quilter. She did not go to the local quilt shoppe to purchase her fabric and patterns. Her quilts were made from whatever was available, usually worn out clothes.

The attached picture is of my grandparents, Herschel and Pearl.

Matt and his quilt

I finished Matt's quilt, woo hoo. It is 97 by 97 inches and the binding seemed to take forever. The front of the quilt has 25 blocks made from t-shirts and 4 yards of frabric.

Matt was here last night and I got his picutre with his quilt.

Matt's T-Shirt Quilt

The quilt center is assembled and one border is done. All that's left is the outer border. I believe my son will be surprised when I give him the quilt. Maybe he will let me take his picture with his quilt.

The fabric with the t-shirt blocks is a black and cream weave pattern. The outer border is burgandy and cream in the same pattern. The fabric really makes the t-shirts stand out.

The start of Matt's quilt

My son brought me a stack of t-shirts about a year ago and asked me to make him a quilt. He told me he had more shirts to add and would bring them over. I went out and bought the fabric to go with his shirts. Well, to date I haven't gotten any more shirts and decided to go ahead make the quilt with the shirts that were here.

I decided on a design and cut the shirts. They were stacked neatly on my work table waiting to be sewn together. Sam must have liked them too. The fabric he is sitting on is the shirts for the quilt.

The next picture is the start of the quilt. Two rows are done.

Hard Rock T-shirt Quilt

This quilt was made for a hard rock fan. He had been collecting t-shirts for many years and had quite a few of them. He had so many I couldn't fit them on one side of the quilt. So this quilt has t-shirts on the front and the back.

I used black fabric with flames to match the theme of the quilt. I took several pictures of the quilt, but all the pictures look like it's moving!

This is another picture from Galveston, TX. Two huge cruise ships docked at the same time and dwarfed the downtown area. The picture was taken from the Pelican Island bridge by my sister in law, Audrey.

Tomorrow, more quilting and cats!

Fourth of July

We went to Galveston, TX for the Fourth of July. It was a long weekend from Friday until Tuesday and it rained every day except Sunday. Got a little sun though. And I shopped at a quilt store in Texas City, TX called Cactus Quilts. Bought a new pattern book and a very nice quilt kit. The website is http://www.cactusquilts.com/.

We discovered Galveston in 2005 and have been going there every since. The picture is from Bike Week 2007 and was taken by my sister in law, Audrey. The cruise ships dock VERY close to the Strand, which is downtown Galveston.