How to make a memory quilt for beginners. Take all of those sweet memories, get them out of the closet, and make something beautiful!
Make One for Yourself or to Give! Honor the memory of a loved one or simply repurpose unused ties by turning them into this wonderful pillow cover. It’s also a nice retirement gift, Father’s Day gift, or a surprise to celebrate a career change. You’ll need eight to sixteen ties plus a background fabric to …
Here is a quick tutorial on how to break down a shirt so it can be used in a memory quilt or a recycled clothing quilt. The point of this tutorial is to show you how to get the maximum amount of fabric out of each garment. It's imperative that you get the most out of each and every piece of clothing you chose to use in a quilt. Here's how... Start with a shirt! This shirt is a medium so I can show you how much fabric you can get from ANY size. Of course an XXL would be best because it has a ton more fabric but even a size small can yield you surprising results if you cut it correctly. First of all, cut off the sleeves at the armpit. Then cut off the cuffs (which you can save for a project later if you wish) and cut off the seam that runs up the sleeve itself. Slice it off, don't worry about ripping seams or trying to pull the threads. Then move on to the collar and the shoulder section. Flip the collar up and cut around it, as shown in the pic. Also cut up the shoulders so that we can open up the shirt into separate pieces. Then cut up the sides of the shirt, cutting the side seams completely off (watch out for the hidden spare buttons!). Take a section, in this case I'm using the front flap with the buttons. Cut off the strip of buttons. It's much faster to just cut the strip off rather than removing each and every button. This way you can save the entire strip and use the buttons for a future project! Now you can use your fabric for your project! For this project I am making a strip quilt with strips approx. 12" long and 2" wide. The template (ruler) shown is 12" long so I plan to cut my strips about 1/2" longer on each side to account for shifting and discrepancies. I use my template to cut larger pieces of the shirt so that I may cut up the strips from those chunks. You can see from this one front flap how many strips it yields. Save the scraps in a separate pile so that they can be reattached to each other later and make even more strips... Then move on to another section. This is the flap with the button holes. Figure out with your template the best way to cut the fabric so that it will yield the most for your project. Make sure that you sew closed your pockets and sew down the button flap. You don't want any "moving parts" on your finished quilt. You will thank me later. :) Move on to the sleeves, which have been opened. Figure out the best use of your piece with your template or ruler. Then cut up your strips! Please note: The strip with the little button above I discarded because you never want to sew with buttons attached. You can take them off and re attach them later, if you desire. Here are my scraps that I will sew together and see if I can get any more strips out of them! So from this entire shirt, I'm only left with this tiny pile of scraps... Much of this can be saved for future projects too! And here is my pile of strips for my quilt. This size medium shirt yielded me 60 13"X 2" strips! Follow this process with just about any kind of shirt and you will be amazed how much fabric you can get. A note before you go: Make sure you don't nick any buttons in this process. Your rotary cutter will be very upset with you if you hit buttons and also don't forget about the "extra buttons" hiding on the inside seam of most shirts. It's a real pain when you crack a button and nick your rotary blade... this is coming from experience, people!! :) Thanks for reading!!
Preserve the memory of your loved ones by making a memory pillow out of their shirts. Memory pillow tutorial with step-by-step instructions.
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Preserve the memory of your loved ones by making a memory pillow out of their shirts. Memory pillow tutorial with step-by-step instructions.
I'm a big fan of flannel. I've talked about it before. Lately I just can't seem to get enough of it. I have a flannel shirt that I wea...
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I've been making a lot of pillows lately as part of my determination to Make More Buy Less this year. I got the idea from Melissa over at Oh How Sweet Co and have been up to my ears in pillow making ever since! This pillow was made a little while ago. You might remember
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Preserve the memory of your loved ones by making a memory pillow out of their shirts. Memory pillow tutorial with step-by-step instructions.
Here is a quick tutorial on how to break down a shirt so it can be used in a memory quilt or a recycled clothing quilt. The point of this tutorial is to show you how to get the maximum amount of fabric out of each garment. It's imperative that you get the most out of each and every piece of clothing you chose to use in a quilt. Here's how... Start with a shirt! This shirt is a medium so I can show you how much fabric you can get from ANY size. Of course an XXL would be best because it has a ton more fabric but even a size small can yield you surprising results if you cut it correctly. First of all, cut off the sleeves at the armpit. Then cut off the cuffs (which you can save for a project later if you wish) and cut off the seam that runs up the sleeve itself. Slice it off, don't worry about ripping seams or trying to pull the threads. Then move on to the collar and the shoulder section. Flip the collar up and cut around it, as shown in the pic. Also cut up the shoulders so that we can open up the shirt into separate pieces. Then cut up the sides of the shirt, cutting the side seams completely off (watch out for the hidden spare buttons!). Take a section, in this case I'm using the front flap with the buttons. Cut off the strip of buttons. It's much faster to just cut the strip off rather than removing each and every button. This way you can save the entire strip and use the buttons for a future project! Now you can use your fabric for your project! For this project I am making a strip quilt with strips approx. 12" long and 2" wide. The template (ruler) shown is 12" long so I plan to cut my strips about 1/2" longer on each side to account for shifting and discrepancies. I use my template to cut larger pieces of the shirt so that I may cut up the strips from those chunks. You can see from this one front flap how many strips it yields. Save the scraps in a separate pile so that they can be reattached to each other later and make even more strips... Then move on to another section. This is the flap with the button holes. Figure out with your template the best way to cut the fabric so that it will yield the most for your project. Make sure that you sew closed your pockets and sew down the button flap. You don't want any "moving parts" on your finished quilt. You will thank me later. :) Move on to the sleeves, which have been opened. Figure out the best use of your piece with your template or ruler. Then cut up your strips! Please note: The strip with the little button above I discarded because you never want to sew with buttons attached. You can take them off and re attach them later, if you desire. Here are my scraps that I will sew together and see if I can get any more strips out of them! So from this entire shirt, I'm only left with this tiny pile of scraps... Much of this can be saved for future projects too! And here is my pile of strips for my quilt. This size medium shirt yielded me 60 13"X 2" strips! Follow this process with just about any kind of shirt and you will be amazed how much fabric you can get. A note before you go: Make sure you don't nick any buttons in this process. Your rotary cutter will be very upset with you if you hit buttons and also don't forget about the "extra buttons" hiding on the inside seam of most shirts. It's a real pain when you crack a button and nick your rotary blade... this is coming from experience, people!! :) Thanks for reading!!
UPDATE: There has been some confusion about washing the ties. When I originally wrote this post I was showing another quilt maker how I made quick quilts for homeless men. Homeless men don’…
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How to make a memory quilt for beginners. Take all of those sweet memories, get them out of the closet, and make something beautiful!
Scraps. If you sew, you definitely have a box or many boxes of these pieces. Here's the problem with scraps - I can't throw them away because that would be too wasteful but I also can't use them for most quilt patterns. They are just too small. To use up these pieces, I have been
The quickest tutorial on making a photo quilt at home.
Have you been nervous to try quilting? This is the project for YOU! Or perhaps just looking to try something new (but really this is OLD) ? This new tutorial over on my Youtube channel is an easy and modern twist on the classic Lamoyne star quilt block. This block has been around a very […]
Between the Lines dresses the bed with sophistication and style, cleverly playing all the angles. Smart and vibrant–like your favorite 40’s heroine–Between the Lines is a snap to make. Make sparks fly! Create the look with an assortment of your favorite prints – a fat quarter of 26 assorted prints and solids will make up to a king size quilt with fabric to spare. The Between the Lines pattern includes easy-to-use instructions, full-size paper templates, and measurements to create baby, twin, queen and king sizes, and a pillow sham. Templates designed to be used for foundation paper piecing, or patchwork. • instructions, full-size paper templates, and measurements to make baby, twin, queen, and king sizes, and a pillow sham. • fat-quarter friendly • patchwork, optional foundation paper piecing • modern, modern traditional ***Due to copyright laws and restrictions, we do not accept returns on patterns!***
Looking for some awesome memory quilt ideas? Then this list has you covered. You'll find all kinds of ideas for your memory quilt.
How to sew a memory bear - this is the photo tutorial for my Charlie bear keepsake bear. It uses the pattern available from my Etsy shop
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This diagram shows how cutting up a 9 patch and rearranging, makes it look like you did lots of fancy piecing.
Create a One-Of-A-Kind Quilt to Treasure for Generations! Baby clothes hold so many precious memories. Capture them in a quilt made from outgrown clothing. Parents and grandparents will love having a memory quilt made from baby clothes, as will the kids as they grow older. When designing a quilt made from baby clothes consider three …
A modern take on a traditional memory quilt made from clothes and old fabric.
There are many myths and misconceptions about T-shirt quilts – from how they look to how they are made. Here are 10 of the most common misconceptions.
Using men's button-up shirts to make memory pillows
"recycled quilt" "memory quilt with ties" "cool quilt" "memory quilt" "mamaka mills" "alix joyal"
Looking for some awesome memory quilt ideas? Then this list has you covered. You'll find all kinds of ideas for your memory quilt.
