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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

OH HAPPY DAY!!!!


After some long hours of cutting strips on Saturday, some serious sewing on Sunday and Monday and one very very good family, I was able to finish all the blocks!  I added to my design wall ( meaning the flannel and batting I have duct taped and staple gunned to the wall) and I was able to fit ALL the blocks in one spot!  I still have to sew all the rows together but I was just over the moon thrilled that I was able to pick up and vacuum up all of the bits and pieces of red that had taken over three of the rooms downstairs.  I will need to make some minor adjustments to the blocks and then tackle the task of joining the blocks and rows.  





When I am finished this will be headed off to see Luke Haynes.  This quilt is a collaboration that I had asked Luke about last December.  It took me some time to wrap my head around where to start since I had never taken on a project anything like this one.  Luke has been very patient and encouraging along the way.

The suggestion to make this from upcycled clothing was all Luke.  Truth be told that is one of the reasons it took so long for me to start.  The task of finding red clothing that is not knit is very daunting.  Quilting with anything but cotton was completely foreign.  In August I took the plunge of finding some garments I thought I could work with and not cry.  When I had built up some courage I branched out even more!  There are no knits in this quilt but there is just about everything else.  The textures are gorgeous.  The slight differences make a visual difference that is quite stunning.  Katy says it is intense!  I have to agree.

If you want to make a quilt from upcycled garments I can recommend Luke's tutorial on We All Sew called  Deconstruct a Shirt with Luke Haynes.  I did not use a rotary cutter but ripped the garments    ( very very messy) but the great tutorial is a great jumping off point if you don't know where or how to start.



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12 comments

Catskill Quilter said...

What a triumph this is! WOO HOO!
You have inspired me...

Jodi said...

wow, gorgeous!

margaret said...

one word amazing

Abby@ ColorBarQuilts said...

Kim - What a mammoth undertaking! I love how it is turning out and how you went outside your comfort zone. I hope to do that in my quilts one day too! Such an inspiration thank you for sharing.

Kwilt Krazy said...

Yay! Good for you, excellent job!

Unknown said...

I LOVE this quilt. You have inspired me to do something like this for my bed.

Teresa in Music City said...

Congratulations! I knew you could tough it out :) It is gorgeous and will be even more so when quilted and bound :)

liz said...

This is fabulous!!!

Anonymous said...

I gasped when I opened the email with your finished blocks of this - WOW. I want to do this now- so brilliant!! Thank you for doing it so I get the pleasure of admiring it!

Laney said...

This is amazing! So much color and from recycled clothing?? WOW!

Shelley said...

This is such a beautiful quilt and I love that it's from upcycled clothes! So cool!

Vera said...

Looks great!

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