Thirty-four dress shirts. Memories of a loving husband, father, grand-father, and great-grand-father. These are the basis for Nancy’s four quilts.
Nancy met with me, bringing several bags of dress shirts in various colors and textures, all belonging to her late husband. She wanted quilts for 1 granddaughter and 3 great grandchildren. She had seen a memory quilt I had recently done for a friend of hers and wanted the same quilt design for all four quilts. She requested complementary borders and backing for each quilt, based on that person’s preferred colors.
After creating the electronic rough draft for all quilts, I determined the number of the various blocks needed for each quilt, and how many each shirt would allow. After cutting all those various pieces, I divided them into four baskets, labeling each one.
The center designs were all connected by white fabric, per Nancy’s choice. Once these were finished, I added the needed borders, batting, and backing. Each quilt featured a different computerized quilting design.
The results were wonderful. Although the centers of all were the same blocks, the borders added uniqueness to each one, making each one seem different from the others. Nancy’s four quilts are filled with wonderful memories.
