Wednesday 1 March 2023

New month, new quilt

 March already!  I feel like there's no time to waste, an almost palpable sense that life is pushing me to quilt.  I guess have extended periods when that has been hard is making want to make the most of quilting time when/while I have it.  So, I have two quilts in hoops: one nearly done, the other not so much.  I also have two more, with backs made, just waiting for basting.  

I also have a new pile of shirts, and a slightly new approach.  I have thought a number of times that I would like to try and start quilts with a bundle of shirts all bought on the same day and in the same place.  I have done this once before (as the result of a happy accident rather than by deliberate choice) and it's a notion that tickles me, so I'm going to give it a go for a while.  I have a couple of suitcases full of shirts, so my theory is that I will find around 5 shirts that work well together in a charity shop, then go home and see what else I have that I think will sit comfortably with them.  I'm not going to overthink the initial stage, but it's amazing how often I see groups that I think have promise, so it should work out alright.  

Here's my first go.  I bought these shirts at the British Heart Foundation shop in Loughborough last Friday.
When I got back I dug out some more shirts, and one length of organic quilting cotton.
This is what they look like together.
This feels like the starting of something to me, so off we go again.

6 comments:

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

Oh that's a really lovely grouping. I especially like the green grid shirt - I look forward to seeing what shapes these want to be sewn into.

Mean Jean said...

Can't wait to see what comes of this. I'm a real fan. I've got a collection of shirts with various shades of pumpkin that look great together, but I'm as nervous about cutting into them as if they were $12 a yard quilting fabric! Looking forward to your results!

cityquilter grace said...

shirt serendipity! lovely fabrics all...

patty a. said...

You have a nice variety of solid/solid looking, lights and darks, prints - large and small, and plaids and strips of different scales. I will be looking forward to seeing what you created with these!

Quiltdivajulie said...

Two thumbs up - this promises to be a beauty with those colors and textures.

Mystic Quilter said...

Definitely a group playing happily and such a good idea to try a new way of beginning the next quilt.