Non Fun Fri~ Christmas 2021 @ Camp Nelson

 

The MOST horrible, terrible, lonely Christmas for me EVER.

Divorce year was a very close second,

as both happened surprisingly and quick.

Standing at Mr. G's spot, the following are 360 shots.

See my car

From behind my car.

 

 

Until Nov 16 when things started turning bad,

it was going to be a great year with a 

new grand son in law and

great grand baby.

Then BOOM !

Evil COVID happened.

I don't look forward to 2022,

as I have to clean out Mr. G's house.

Not a Fun Fri thing to do.

Quilt Block 138E ~ Seven Shirt Quilt- Backing

 

Seven Shirt Quilt Along- Part5

This is a series of the process of making a

quilt from 7 men shirts.

An idea from "The Thrifty Quilter" blog that has been deleted from the internet.

Part 1 showed how to choose the shirts and cut them apart.

 

Part 2 showed how to cut the pieces for the quilt. 

 

Part 3 showed how to piece the center of the quilt. 

 

Part 4 showed how to add borders

 

This post shows how to making the backing from the shirts.

The Backing 

There were pieces of the shirts, like the backs that were not cut into pieces.

Those large pieces and scraps will be put together to make 1 large backing.

 Create a space to lay out the size of backing you need.

My cutting table is in layers of the cutting mat, linoleum, and wood.

I'm able to slide apart the cutting mat and linoleum 

to make a wider work table for this task. 

 For some reason, I enjoy putting scraps together to make a larger piece.

As you lay the pieces,

think of the straightest seams possible.

 

To close the (vent) slit on the sleeve to be able to use more fabric,

unpick on side.

Cut off excess, turn under end.

Top stitch down the edges.

Stitch pieces together.

At this time, add your label to your backing.

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Next, the suggested quilting.

 

Part 6 - how to quilt or tack   

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Quilt Block 138D ~ Seven Shirt Quilt- Border

 

Seven Shirt Quilt Along- Part4

This is a series of the process of making a

quilt from 7 men shirts.

An idea from "The Thrifty Quilter" blog that has been deleted from the internet.

Part 1 showed how to choose the shirts and cut them apart.

 

Part 2 showed how to cut the pieces for the quilt. 

 

Part 3 showed how to piece the center of the quilt.

This post shows how to piece the borders.

 

 

The First Border- Red

 

From the accent color garment, here it's red, use 2½ inch wide strips.

Sew together strips to lay across the bottom and top of quilt top.

Sew strips across the top & bottom .

Sew together strips to lay along each side.

Sew strips to sides of quilt top.

 

Then add 2½ inch wide strips to the sides.

The Piano Key Border

 

 Remember how strip sets were made for the 9 patch.

This time make one long strip set of 4 strips instead of 3

using the 2½ inch wide strips from the 4 dark shirts.

 

Cut the strip set into 6½ inch lengths to make 6½ x 6½ in blocks.

IF you don't want to make 1 long strip set,

just remember the goal is to make strip blocks 6½ square.

Place the 6½ inch strip blocks side by side around the quilt top.

You could measure, but this is easier for me.

Sew the 6½ inch blocks together side by side as shown.

Trim to match the sides.

 

 

 

The Corner Blocks

Create corner block using a pattern of your choice

using the remaining scrap pieces. 

For my first shirt quilt corner blocks,

The pieces cut off from the snowball blocks were pieced together.

Now your top is finished!

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Next, the backing will be made from the shirts as well!

 

Part 5 - how to make the backing from shirts

 

Part 6 - how to quilt or tack

 

NOT Fun Fri~ Saying Bye

 

Buried with honors at Camp Nelson, Kentucky

On December 7, 2021

80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

 

 

We will miss my Sweetie, Greg FOREVER!