Track T-Shirt Quilt

If I were more patient, I would have waited to combine these shirts with my other high school shirts to make a twin size quilt. However, these lap sizes are super convenient. I use this one more frequently on the couch than my larger quilts.

Finished size: 35"x50"

Class of '99 T-Shirt Quilt

I was very eager to get my hands on more t-shirts for another quilt, so as soon as my senior year was over, I cut up some of my high school shirts. Not being very school-spirited, it's not like I was going to wear them again.

Finished size: 34"x51"

My Antonia

My senior year of high school, I made this mini-quilt as a part of a project for AP English. It had something to do with My Antonia by Willa Cather, but now I have no idea what. It was the only book from that class I recall enjoying.

Finished size: 14"x25"

Odyssey of the Mind T-Shirt Quilt

When I read a magazine article about making quilts out of t-shirts, I thought it was just the best idea ever! It was also this article from which I learned how to do the simple binding procedure I mentioned in my last blog post, so it really improved my quilting. To make a t-shirt quilt you of course need to have t-shirts you're willing to cut up, so they often require waiting. These shirts are from the three years I participated in Odyssey of the Mind.

Finished size: 56" square

Red and White

This was my first attempt at a quilt larger than lap size and the first of my own design. By this point I had also learned a simple binding technique. The circles were stitched on the top as part of the quilting. I love the red and white fabrics.

Finished size: 70" square