Back to Sewing after many Years...

Sewing used to be one of my favorite pastimes during adolescence.  After taking Mrs. Smith's 9th grade sewing class, I and many of my friends jumped into the activity with both feet.  Soon we were making a few clothes for school, and even  high school Prom dresses!

Later, as a mother of two lovely girls, I made my share of Cabbage Patch doll clothes, and even sewed window treatments for my family room.  But after that, the old sewing maching sat idle for many years, and I eventually donated the old Singer cabinet model to GoodWill.

I bought an inexpensive Brother portable model at Costco for mending and small projects that might interest me, but didn't jump back into sewing until a few years back.  Baby quilts for a few friends and family members came first.   Then my older daughter expressed an interest in a t-shirt quilt to commemorate the years she spent as a high school and college athlete.  I finally put the Brother to work and created a t-shirt quilt for her. 

I purchased three separate fabrics for the backing, the binding and the stripes in between the t-shirt squares.  I pre-washed all the fabric before starting the project, and pressed all of it as well.  Mrs. Smith always said an iron is one of the most important items to used while sewing any project -- so true!

I used the t-shirt quilt instructions at this website to create the quilt, and found them very easy to follow!

http://www.goosetracks.com/T-Shirt%20Quilt%20Instructions.html

My daughter absolutely loves this quilt, and uses it frequently to cozy up to watch a movie.

Now I'm attempting some other projects, and that's the purpose of this blog -- to share ideas, tutorials, etc.