Oh the memories in our new tee shirt quilt ! My big girl started a new school back in August.  That means we had a stack of tee shirts that she wasn’t going to wear any longer.  I’ve been putting back her EGM tees since Kindergarten, saving all those memories– her “I’m in the Eagles Nest” shirt to her first swim team shirt.  I had running club shirts and church camp shirts and even a reindeer sweatshirt with her hand prints and foot print.

This fall, I took the time to stop and organize these shirts.  That’s not entirely true.  We’re seriously decluttering to get the house ready to put on the market.  I was afraid that if I put this stack of shirts in storage, I’d not look at them again until she’s a senior.  So…I decided to take a moment weekend to create a memory quilt.  I pieced it over the Labor Day weekend.  It was later quilted by my aunt.

The toughest part of the process was also the most fun!  I choose to use 5 inch squares of fabric to complement my tee shirts.  Knowing this in advance made it easy to know what size to cut my tees down to.  It also made laying out the quilt so much fun!  I love a good logic puzzle.

Interested in creating your own?  I’ll be happy to show you how.  Before you get started, I’d recommend you start with your tee shirts, some graph paper, and this book:

I’ll review the book for you soon.  Please leave me a comment if you want more how to info.