T-Shirt Quilt

 When I worked in the booth for 

Lisa Maki of

Crooked Nickle Quilts

demo-ing their T-Shirt Quilt

for 3 days,

I knew I had to

come home and make

one myself.

 About a year ago my Sister-In-Law

had asked me if I would make her a T-Shirt quilt

and I originally thought "No way",

but then when I saw this 

EASY technique

by Crooked Nickle

I was more than happy to say

"Yes!"

I asked Lori to send me

12 T-Shirts

and the quilt top

went together quickly.

 For my pattern I used

Memories To A "T"

that can be found 

HERE

It makes either a Twin size (using 22 T-Shirts)

or a Lap size (using 12 T-Shirts)

I made the Lap Top size

 Lisa's technique really is brilliant.

No quilting experience is required

and you don't even need to use pins.

First you start with an

*On-Point Fusible Grid

*a Pellon product/ interfacing weight

and iron your pieces down.

Lisa offers a great tutorial video

on her web site 

HERE

 The On-Point Fusible Grid is sticky on one side

and smooth on the other.

*Make sure to iron on the sticky/glue side!

Placement is easy using the 1-inch grids as your markers.

This technique is so wonderful because it

stabilizes the T-Shirts all in one step.

 Next you lay out your sashing strips

and iron those down.

 There will be small gaps in between.

Very necessary!

 Fold the quilt in  half, right sides together

and sew along all of the sashings one direction.

Then sew the sashings in the other direction

Trim, add borders and
Voile! Your quilt top is done!

 A perfect corner stone is developed with this technique,

and all of the seams are nicely contained in a french like seam

on the back of the quilt.

 T-Shirt quilts really are a

great way to preserve memories.

Gary and Lori will remember 

their trip to 

Chichen Itza in Mexico

 Or attending the 

Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City 2002

 Lori even sent me a sheet

that has special memories for one of her sons.

Not all of the squares need to be T-Shirts.

I will be quilting this one myself,
and will keep you posted on the final result.

Minerva Teichert Art

  If  $$$ and wall space 

were unlimited

I would fill my home with

paintings by

Minerva Teichert 

(1888-1976) 

She has always been my

favorite artist.

There is something about her

bold brush stroke style that

just speaks to me.

Christ In The Red Robe

 Minerva was such an interesting woman!

She was an American painter noted 

for her Western themed 

and Christian religious artwork.

She was also a rancher, wife,

mother of 5 and 

grandmother to 35.

She worked the farm

in a small Wyoming town,

took care of her family,

and then painted at night

after the children were in bed 

because, as she said

"I must paint!".

   One day I was sitting next to Trudy Lamb at church

and she casually mentioned she is 

Minerva Teichert's oldest grand daughter,

and has many original paintings in her home.

I almost fell out of my seat!

When I told her of my love of her grandmother's work,

she invited me over to her home.

Knowing how many of the women in our congregation

would love to hear of 

Minerva Teichert's life 

and to see her artwork up close,

we arranged for a group presentation

that was held this evening at our church. 

 Minerva painted over 1,000 pictures

and if I had to pick my most favorite

I would say it would be

Rescue of the Lost Lamb

Notice that the Savior is holding a

black sheep.

When I gaze at this picture 

I see all of us
individually represented

in our imperfections

by this one lamb

being loved,
sought out,

 held closely 

and nurtured 

by the Savior

 I have forgotten the name of

this painting that Trudy brought

but a portion caught my eye.

 I spy a quilt!

 and more quilts!

 Cokeville Wyoming Ward Relief Society Quilters

Minerva Teichert must be a kindred spirit :)

 Many of her paintings 

have graced the covers of our Church magazines, 

walls of our Temples,
Universities, and
Church buildings.

 Minerva was also known for painting large wall murals.

Trudy said she would first paint a small section

like the one in the frame,

as her model.

*the picture of the girl

is of Trudy age 10
Until she went away to college, Trudy was raised next door to
her grandmother,
and often helped with work on the farm.

 We learned that Minerva loved the color red

and always included it somewhere in her pictures.

 Minerva was a woman of great faith,

who felt her gift was God given.

In turn, she gave back

by painting works 

that will teach and inspire

for generations.

 

  Thank you Trudy for sharing your

grandmother with us!

Hexie Half Rulers

 It felt like Christmas yesterday 

when I went out to my mailbox

and found these wonderful gifts

sent in a lovely package

from my friend

Lori Holt

of Bee In My Bonnet

 Thank you Lori!

I am so excited to start playing with

my presents!

 I am especially anxious to 

use Lori's new

Hexie Half Rulers

(with Riley Blake)

that just hit the market.

These rulers are great to use

with pre-cut 

 5-inch & 10-inch squares. 

*I already know what I want to make first,

but it's a surprise that will be revealed later :)

And then next I want to make your

Honeycomb Quilt

Free down loadable pattern

offered by Riley Blake

HERE

and free tutorial at

Bee In My Bonnet

 To sweeten the package 

Lori added a

Millie's Dresses

pattern

 With buttons and pieces of 

her fabric line

Millie's Closet

Oh, I can hardly wait to get going!

 Thank you

 dear friend!

Christmas Pyramids Quilt

 I have a finish on my

Christmas Pyramids

quilt.

 Some sections of the quilt 

have an 

all over Christmas tree.

 And other triangles

have their own

individual tree.

 I used scraps of Christmas fabrics

and 3 solid colors of Kona green.

 The binding is on,

and even the back is scrappy.

 

Row Along #12/ Sewing Baskets

While sewing with the Mesa quilt group

in just a few hours

I was able to put together all of my

Row 12/  Sewing Baskets

from Bee In My Bonnet's

Row Along

 The sewing baskets were easy

(thanks to Lori's great tutorials)

and so fun to make!

Lori wrote that we are getting near the end of the Row Along 

and next Wednesday will reveal:

I will be able to give more information on the fabric amount needed

to complete the quilt so that you will have plenty of fabric purchasing and planning time:)

 I'm a little sad to think we might be coming to an end,

although I understand this quilt

can only be so big.

 It's been fun pawing through my scrap piles

every two weeks,

picking out color combinations in fabrics,

 and matching up little bits here and there.

And with each row, 

even my background fabrics are scrappy.

Now I'm just curious how we will be putting all

of these rows together.

Hopefully we will find out soon!