Memory Quilt

I have mentioned before that I believe in a different way of quilting. This is another post originally from my Google+. These quilts were made from t-shirts, jogging pants, sweatshirts, and various pajamas. I made these quilts for a neighbor of mine after their mother passed away. I hope you enjoy these pictures.











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Turned Pens and More

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As I mentioned before my family is also creative the following turned items have been created. This person is a beginner and maybe I'm impartial because I'm so proud of their new hobby. I will let you decide on if this is a job well done. Personally I thinks it is awesome. These pens here are called 30 Caliber Bolt Action pens. The lever allows you to extend the pen tip out versus clicking or twisting. The  metal finish with wood from left to right are as follows; gun metal with marble wood, 24k gold with acrylic, finally chrome with padauk. wood. This letter opener is 24k gold with marble wood.  This is a slimline pen with redwood. This is twist pen in order to extract the pen tip.  These pens are plated with rhodium which from the brochure it is a from the platinum group of precious metals. the wood is rosewood (left) and marble wood (right).  Here is an old school single blade razor the handle is acrylic. The acrylic used in the pen and razor I do not
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My Daughter's Memory Quilt

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When my daughter moved she left behind some of her clothing and the clothing from my grandchildren. When asked what am I to do with all of these clothes; she said make blankets and that's what I'm doing. I cannot tell you how many outfits I have used, however I used about 15 adult shirts. The above pictures shows both sides of the quilt. In future posts and in my Google+ page you may see more of my quilts made with clothing. Unlike other memory quilts people tend to cut out specific portions. My thought is what a waste of fabric I try to use as much fabric as possible. Seeing that I hope that these blankets will be around for many years. We tend to forget where certain items come from especially in children's clothing. For example; my granddaughter's first Christmas onsie and my grandson's overall shorts outfit. I removed as much of the heavy spots such as hems and seems depending on the type of clothing. If the outfit had buttons, snaps, or pockets
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