We've just been so busy...I thought I could finish it for our anniversary, but that came and went. Then Danny asked, can I have it for Christmas? That came and went too! How about my birthday? Still couldn't get it finished! Danny left for California almost 5 weeks ago for training at the Chief's Academy...well, I've had to keep myself busy and guess what was first on my priority list? How about for graduation, dear?
Once I got the shirts from his childhood, high school years, years in the service, t-ball and soccer coaching, scouts, ski trips, family reunion, and a couple special pieces of the kids clothes all put together for the top, my neighbor and friend offered to let me use her long arm Gammill to quilt it! WOW...can I just say that is an intimidating machine! It only took me a moment to remember how how frustrating it was to quilt Cam's on my little machine...intimidating was worth it!
I have to share this, it took me a week to quilt Cam's and 7 hours to quilt Danny's! Most of that time was me getting comfortable with the new equipment! Danny's quilt is about 18 in. longer and wider than Cam's...there's no way I would have been able to finish it on my machine!
I'm glad it's finished and I can't wait to give it to him! No more t-shirt quilts for a while. Although, Colin did ask me, "Ma, when I get Cam's age will you make me a quilt with my shirts!" How can you not say yes to such a sweet request?! Thankfully I have some time!
I've linked this post to Homestead Revival's Barn Hop and Teaching Good Thing :Fiber Arts Monday


Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAs the proud recipient of it, I'd like to offer you in return a week in California touring San Fransisco to Los Angeles. You get to eat at all your favorite places, the V.I.P. suite at the barracks :-) and a fancy schmancy dinner/graduation with me. And finally the grand prize: the rest of your life also with me. I love you Hun. Thanks for finally finishing. I can't wait to freeze to death and finally get to use it for survival like I did every winter night before I left for California last month.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt! I am working on one for each of my kids too. I guess I should add in the husband...
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this. I have started o my first t-shirt quilt and am on shaky ground. Hopefully it will turn out as good as yours. I am excited though to see how it turns out. :) Thanks.
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