I was so sure we would wake up to white this morning. Nope. Just more moisture in the form of mist and rain. Our usual Sunday morning hot cinnamon rolls sure makes the house smell great. Dennis decided to try for a nap and I headed down here to the sewing studio. It is now 4:30 and I am closing up shop. Cheyenne’s t-shirt quilt top is complete. It was a real challenge for me to come up with fabric from my closet for the back material. I completed her wishes for the top: black and light blue. The back will be more representative of the fact that a grandma put it together. Dennis helped decide on two fabrics to piece together with black being the dominant. Cheyenne will have to overlook the flowery prints.
Taking request from family . . . I am totally in. I do need to pull from what I have when it comes to fabrics until it is either do or die, or Dennis will have to find us a job as I doubt inheriting a fabric shop is in the picture.
It takes a minimum of eight to nine yards of fabric for a double sized quilt when you pencil in piecing around the t-shirt squares, stabilizers, borders, the backing and the binding. We gladly contribute the batting that will best serve the project. Seven children, ten grandchildren and six great grands will no doubt assist in slimming down the fabric closet. I enjoy using the fabrics that have been donated to my closet from the families of quilting friends that I have lost over the last several years. It’s a good thing.