As we get ready for the upcoming holiday season, I'm reminded of several comments from happy customers from last year.
My favorite:
OMG! Everyone just finished opening their Christmas presents. I had to let you know. The kids were all THRILLED with their quilts. Everyone agrees this was the Best Christmas Ever...
Janice R. KC MO.
We have been creating quite a few t-shirt quilts that are going to be used in Silent Auctions, Online Auctions, Raffles and other fundraisers. We are thrilled to hear the stories that go along with these quilts and I wanted to share a special one today.
We recently visited my brother and his wife in Cleveland Ohio. We kept hearing about "Dougbe" (Dougbe River Presbyterian School of Liberia). After learning about this special school that they have started for all those kids, we wanted to know how we could help. Their church has an upcoming annual gala to raise funds for the Dougbe River School. We wanted to do something for this mission so we made this Harley Davidson t-shirt quilt for their silent auction. Hopefully, it will bring a nice chunk of change towards their fund raising goal.
As we get ready for the upcoming holiday season, I'm reminded of several comments from happy customers from last year.
My favorite:
OMG! Everyone just finished opening their Christmas presents. I had to let you know. The kids were all THRILLED with their quilts. Everyone agrees this was the Best Christmas Ever...
Janice R. KC MO.
I get a LOT of questions about quilt labels. What are they, where do they go, why do I need one? Do you have a favorite that you've had since you were a baby? Maybe you are lucky enough to sleep under a quilt that your grandmother made. Do you know when it was made? Or why you now have it? A quilt label will tell generations to come why this quilt is important.
We make hundreds of quilts each year, and while we think they should all have a label on the quilt to document the quilt, that is not always an option when creating quilts for others.
Label made for tshirt quilt made of running/marathon tees.
Social media is all over the place. You see acronyms like LOL, BTW, TOT and so on. These are the more common abbreviations, but what does FART mean? With tshirt quilts, we have several shortcuts that might seem greek to you. Earlier, I was watching a YouTube video and literally SMD (spit my drink) while watching silly animals. These are some more commonly used acronyms that quilters use, not necessariy pertaining to tshirt quits.
BITE Beige, Ivory, Tan, Ecru (Fabric background color choices)
BOB Beginner's Only Block (swap)
BOM Block Of the Month
BOW Block of the Week
BTW By The Way
B9P Blooming Nine Patch (quilt pattern)
COC Cream on Cream (fabric)
CW Civil War
D9P Disappearing Nine Patch (quilt pattern)
DH Dear/Darn/Darling Husband
DSM Domestic Sewing Machine (home sewing machine, not long arm)
A quilt is like a sandwich and is made of three layers. The top, batting and backing. The batting is what goes in the middle of the "quilt sandwich.” This little informational tutorial will discuss many different types and uses of batting (See 60 Uses for Batting ). You can choose from 100% cotton, polyester, cotton/polyester blend, bamboo, wool, silk, etc.
To help decide which to use, you may want to ask yourself a few questions first:
Before you have a T-Shirt quilt made, be sure to read our T-Shirt Quilt Buyers Guide so that you have the information you need to make an informed choice about what type of T-Shirt quilt you want to have made.
