Tuesday, February 9, 2016

T-Shirt Backs

 T shirt backs.

I used to throw them all away.  Until I saw one girl at retreat whose customer wanted her to use all parts of the shirts she could.  So she made a whole second quilt using the backs of the t shirts.  And it didn't break the universe.

So I dug through my garbage cans.  And the bag I was giving to The Purple Cow.

And I dug out a significant number of things that could be used for some quilts.   I think I can get about 3 quilts from the shirts.  This is the first.

I will admit the quilting is not spectacular.  But I wanted it to be fun and large and looping.

I will trim up 4 quilts tomorrow.

And maybe add some borders to 3 more.

Yep, I am all about finishing up some stuff.  Finishing.  Stuff.  Yep.

And I am cold.

(PS - it is so cold here, well like 42, but i blowing the garbage cans around.  It is supposed to get to 30 or less tonight.) 

Cold.  Seriously.  Cold.





3 comments:

  1. Yep! Time for me to appear with Go. And time for us to talk about binding deal. As DGD#2 told me - we don't know what COLD is. Go from South Louisiana to North Tennessee and then it ain't cold down here. She is having problems adjusting to true winter weather.

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  2. Using those t-shirts backs the way you have is very cool! I usually take the unprinted backs and cut them up for caulking rags. I have a lot of caulking to do (if I ever get around to it!) and I like darker rags to do it with. I can't see the white caulk after it is wiped off the trim on white or light colors. Here in northeast Ohio it is 30 degrees which is in the normal range. I don't mind 30 with no wind. The cold starts to bother me when it is in the teens and windy.

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  3. Bet's a wet cold too.
    Happy Mardi Gras cher
    LeeAnna

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