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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Plaid Obsession

I've wanted to make this quilt ever since I first saw it on Julie Ks blog   I have a couple of friends who have been saving shirts for me and finally had enough different plaids to make this.  Ha, I think I cut enough strings for 3 of these quilts.  Which will be nice to have for donation quilts for guys, those always seem to be in short supply in my sewing room ;)

My husband was home yesterday and decided he wanted to help, holy smokes!  And help he did. We got 53 string blocks completed, 110 sashing blocks and a good start on the 9 patches.  I really was fun having him help :)  Today I'm going to try to get those 9 patches finished and the rows together.  What fun.
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8 comments:

  1. Vroomans' QuiltsFebruary 23, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    Love the look of this plaid quilt! Well done you two!!

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  2. reganFebruary 23, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    I'm obsessed with every quilt Julie K puts on her blog! She's amazing, isn't she!?! This one is wonderful, and I used up a ton of plaid strings when I did it! Woot! How nice that your hubby helped you with it.....I'll bet it was a fun day together! :o)

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  3. AngieFebruary 23, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Oh-Wow, Sue. I love it! You both did a wonderful quilt! I have a ton of plaid shirt scraps, and some soft brushed flannel plaid scraps. I want to do this quilt! You have inspired me. I'll have to check out Julie's blog. A different way to do a string quilt, and beautiful!

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  4. Barbara SindlingerFebruary 23, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    I've always loved this quilt pattern too and is on my bucket list. I just haven't started getting plaid shirts yet - not sure where to put them.

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  5. Kat ScribnerFebruary 23, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    When you decide to do something....no grass grows under your feet! Lovely quilt.

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  6. claudiaFebruary 23, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    That quilt is fantastic! And what a guy your hubby is, helping out like that. I bet it was fun!

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  7. Teresa in Music CityFebruary 24, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    Oh that must have been fun having your husband quilt with you! My husband says when he retires he's going to learn how to long-arm and make income that way. I think he'd make an excellent one!

    I love this quilt too! It's the reason started saving thrift shirts in the first place. Now I have a million of them LOL!!!

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  8. Sarah CraigFebruary 24, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    Sue, that's amazing! Love to see these quilts made with thrifted shirts. Whoop whoop!!

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