Added: Feb 10, 2010
Name of Pattern or Block | t-shirt quilt |
Owned By | Charlie M |
Name of Maker | Catherine Gynn |
Name of Quilter | Catherine Gynn |
Year Made | 2009 |
Year Made is: | Certain |
Located in City | Houston |
Located in State | TX |
Located in Country | US |
Condition of Quilt | Excellent |
Design Source | Totally Original Design |
Design Source - Description | The quilt may not be valuable, but it is highly valued. I made this for my brother, a master's class bike racer (that just means 'old' :-) who does a lot of riding for charity. I'm very proud of him for doing this, and in typical big sister fashion I continually remind him to keep "Wheels Down, Head Up" as he races, hence the name of the quilt. For the sashing, I used a fabric with a bicycle motif. I appliqued the wheel t-shirt onto the sashing material. For the backing I was able to use some green jean material, vintage fabric now, that our mother had bought in the 1960's. She was a great seamstress and always out for a bargain. She bought yards and yards of this green jean material on sale to make jeans for us kids. We shouted the idea down, and she was stuck with the fabric forever. I thought it made an especially appropriate backing for this quilt for my 'little brother'. |
Genre | Other |
Genre - Other Desc. | t-shirt quilt |
Quilt Type | Small Quilt |
Quilt Width | 55 |
Quilt Height | 65 |
Measurement In: | Inches |
Fabric Used | Other |
Fabric Used - Other Desc. | cottton sashing, tshirt blocks, green jeans back |
Construction Technique | Piecing and Applique |
Piecing By | Machine |
Applique by | None |
Types of Quilting | Quilted on long-arm |
Embellishments | None |
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