Commissioned by a close friend of mine whose husband passed away six years ago, these quilts are made from all of the t-shirts he collected from swimming events.
With t-shirt blocks of varying sizes, I was able to let the creativity flow and design five quilts that are similar, yet different. All quilts are approximately 52" x 80", a perfect lap size.
The following pictures are of each quilt, plus the backside. The backs are different blue fabrics, with the black stripe representing the stripe on the bottom of a pool, and the blue and yellow are lane lines used at UCSD, where he used to practice. Just continuing his swimming theme!
Quilt 1
Quilt 2
Quilt 3
Quilt 4
Quilt 5
Quilting is a freehand water design, with Glide silver thread on top and bottom.
If you're interested in making a t-shirt quilt, see my post Making a T-shirt Quilt to get you started. For more inspiration, check out the book T-shirt Quilts Made Easy. (affiliate link)
I do hope his family smiles each time they look at these quilts, remembering a wonderful man who loved to swim.
Rest in peace, Ben.
I think memory quilts are such lovely gifts to the family to remember their loved one. You have done a wonderful job of these. I have made a couple of tee shirts quilts over the years, and although sad, they bring comfort to the family members.
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