We collected one piece of clothing from each child from the class. After deconstructing the clothes and ironing anything that needed to be onto stablizer. I then slashed & sewed and slashed and sewed (3 times I think) before cutting the 'splats' into squares. The t-shirts were making me smile before I began sewing the squares together - some of them were really fun.
I chose a combination of spirals, pebbles and square greek keys for the top. This simple combination kept me deliriously happy through out the quilting process.
I made two pillows with the left over squares for the assistant teachers in the class. I don't think they are as successful as the quilt but they are bright, jolly & heartfelt none the less!
The quilt was bound with one blue t-shirt from the clothes supplied to me and I made the cutest little label too (from their class silly photo - because I like a bit of silly!) That's my beautiful beautiful little girl in pink in the front!
Parents and teacher seemed happy with the finished product!
Wishing you all a wonderful, safe and sunny summer holidays with your family.
What a fantastic idea and a fabulous end result. Absolutely love the quilting you did on the white areas.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea--the quilting is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea!! Very thoughtful, she must have been a special teacher.
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