Boy/Girl Twin T-shirt Quilts

 

Finished boy quilt

     These quilts were a major undertaking.  Not only were there t-shirts for the quilts but a wrestling uniform, a swimsuit, baby blankets, baseball jerseys and more.

Baby blanket 

Wrestling uniform

Baseball jersey with patches

     The client also wanted them to be 90" x 90" finished size with a fabric border.  Fortunately I have a quilter that is up to the challenge of working around buttons and patches.

School uniform shirts

Home Depot apron

Baseball pants with a hole in the knee

     There were also multiple school shirts that I cut smaller to get just the logo and then joined them to make a larger block.  There was lots of math involved to get the right size.

Girl's finished quilt

     The girl's quilt included three different school skirts that I cut to form a larger block.  Her mom also included a tank top and a pair of capris that her daughter wore as an outfit almost every day one summer.

Swimsuit

Summer outfit

School skirts

          I also had school shirts for her that I cut the logos from to form another larger block.  The backs are flannel.  The boy's quilt had a cotton fabric binding but I couldn't find a good color in a cotton fabric to match the backing flannel on the girl's quilt.  I used the flannel for the binding on hers.  It was a bit harder to work with as it is a heavier weight fabric than quilting cotton.

Baby blanket

School shirts

     Glad to have these finished.  Next t-shirt quilt that I have to do is all baseball t-shirts and jerseys.  

Pizza Camp 2021

 

Enjoying lunch

      Last week I had Pizza Camp.  During the one day camp, the girls made a reversible apron with an adjustable neck strap and we cooked pizzas on the grill.

Anna Catherine

     Anna Catherine chose a fun cupcake pattern for her apron,  The reverse side was tiny white polka dots on a bright pink.  She also chose that bright pink for her straps.  She chose to place her pockets near the bottom of her apron.

Darby 

     Darby found a baking tools fabric for her apron with a solid brown for the reverse side.  She also used the brown for her straps.  She even found bronze tone D rings that matched the brown tones of her fabrics.  Her pockets are near the bottom also.

Ava

     Ava chose a bright pink flamingo print.  She wanted to make hers a little longer since she is tall.  We drew a line down from the bottom of the pattern but when she started cutting, she forgot and just cut along the pattern.  Oops.  Not a mistake, a design opportunity I said.  We just cut a strip of the opposite fabric to add to the bottom.  We didn't have enough of the flamingo fabric to cut them so the would be right side up so we decided they are the sleeping flamingos on the bottom.  Her straps are the solid bright pink.

Evie

     Evie had some family things going on and didn't get a chance to go shopping.  No problem, again design opportunities.  She had enough fabric from her petal skirt to cut one side of the apron and a pocket. She used fabric scraps from her shorts for her straps and other pocket.  I found a yard of coordinating fabric in my stash of quilt fabrics that she used for the second side of her apron.  Ava had lots of D rings and was able to share those with Evie.

Pizza

     After sewing a bit, we broke and mixed the dough for the pizza crust and put in in the bread machine on the dough setting.  The girls worked fast enough that we had time to embroider on their aprons.  Darby opted to embroider on her pocket while the others did it on their apron.  After completing the aprons, they shaped their dough and made their pizzas.  I put them on the grill, but could only do one at a time, so it took a while.  They came out good but I think I will stick to the oven next time so they are all done at once.  A good time was had by all.

     

Beginning Sewing Camp June/July 2021

 

All their projects

     Last week I had my second beginning sewing camp of the summer.  This week I had Roisin, Adrianna, Ashton and Dania.  They all found me through the internet.  They were a much quieter group than my last beginning camp but they did start to open up more as the week went on.

Adrianna and her pillow

Ashton and his pillow

Dania and her pillow

Roisin and her pillow

     Once again I am intrigued by the choices the kids make when doing their pillow.  They have probably close to 25 or more different fabrics to choose from.  This is the third summer of camps since I started using the program and I have gotten into the groove of it, so it is always fun to see a fresh outlook on things from the students.

Adrianna and her drawstring bag

Ashton and his drawstring bag

Dania and her drawstring bag

Roisin and her drawstring bag

     After their pillow it was time to sew their drawstring bags followed by their book bags.  They all got the hang of tube turning really quick.

Adrianna and her book bag

Ashton and his book bag

Dania and her book bag

Roisin and her book bag

     They sewed so quickly, that I had time to show them my embroidery machine and they got to stitch out their name on a piece of felt.  Another fun week of sewing with kids.

Adrianna's projects

Ashton's projects

Dania's projects

Roisin's projects