Friday, July 31, 2009

What's on my Wall?

I started piecing the Kaffe Fassett's Shirt-Stripe Boxes quilt last night. I'll have to do some math here - - the pattern calls for twenty 9" blocks, fifty-three 6" blocks, and one hundred thirty 3" blocks. I was able to get 4, 3, and 9 respectively, out of one shirt. (I know there's only 8 three inch blocks there - but I did a major boo-boo trimming one down, so it's in the scrap bucket now.) Of course, I reserved the back of the shirt to piece the quilt backing. I wonder how many shirts I'm going to need?

Here are the HST's from Lucky Stars. I decided these were not going to make a good border - - actually, it was a decision by committee (thanks QNIC GIRLZ!) I think these are going to become a doll quilt.

3 comments:

  1. Your HST's look good. Oh that shrit stripe quilt, it looks great but I sure couldn't do it.

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  2. I'm dizzy!!! There is great movement in those striped shirt blocks. What a cute doll quilt that will be. Not another one for Gibson so soon, is it? Does he still fit on his bed?

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  3. Shirt striped boxes...love your blocks. Are you going to do a tutorial on how you are using the shirts and making the blocks? ( oh pretty please :0)0)I love the 7 shirt one you did for us.......mine came out so well and I donated it to QOV.
    Happy sewing

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