Take Your Pick

Do you prefer Texas Mink or no Mink on the border?

The quilt with Texas Mink.

The same quilt before Texas Mink.

Fret not; enjoy the day.

Ann

Flower Power Bullseye

This was the final bullseye quilt finished around 2006 using the leftovers from my first one. I wanted to see how Texas Mink held up over time and thought it complemented the raw edge of the bullseye blocks. It has lasted very well. The quilt has been heavily used, washed and stored in a chest for several years. The border has flattened. Washing reinvigorates it but it never looks as pristine once it's folded or washed.

Four-Square Bullseye with Texas Mink border in 2013

Texas Mink border in 2006

Fret not; enjoy the day. Ann

A Quilt of Baby Clothes

Look what my sister made! A friend wanted to display her daughter's baby clothes so my sister made this wall-hanging. She framed the t-shirts squares to set them off and sewed some headbands on, too. Then she very cleverly appliqued the cutest outfits on the quilt, hand tacking the skirts to add dimension.

Baby Clothes quilt by my wonderful sister

And she added Texas Mink in pink. I snapped this photo at the quilt show last year and just found it again. 

Congratulations, Sis!

Ann

Pretty in Pink T-Shirt Quilt

Here's a young friend's t-shirt quilt. Since her drill team was named Red Jackets, red was the obvious choice for the sashing or border. Wrong. She wanted pink only. All that pink needed some separation so I added a narrow inner border. But even that black fabric has small pink dots on it.

In addition to t-shirts, this quilt has part of her team jacket, a pocket from band practice shorts, the logo from a ball cap and the poodle from a dance costume. Anything washable can be included.

Ball Cap Logo

Practice shorts pocket (top right) & Poodle with leash

Fret not; enjoy the day.

Ann

Pink & Coral T-shirt Quilt

What can you do with seventeen t-shirts and one woven button-down? Make a t-shirt quilt, of course! Here's the one I made for my daughter's roommate. Her favorite was the woven button-down honor guard shirt. It absolutely had to be included so I appliquéd the parts with text onto the quilt.

T-Shirt Quilt in Pink, Coral and Green

I used the colors in the sashing to select colors for the Texas Mink. This time it's limited to coral, pink and green with a bit of yellow. Practice improved the Mink; this border is much fluffier and fuller than the first one.

Fret not; enjoy the day.

Ann

T-Shirts with Texas Mink

My children kept all their t-shirts through high school. Each had deep personal meaning and could never be recycled no matter how pilled and stained they became. Once kiddo went to college, however, they were never worn again. At last I had my Wicked Way! (Translation: T-shirt quilt.)
The eldest also had loads of hair ribbons, bandanas and other washable mementos. I decided to collage everything onto the quilt. The ribbons and bandanas are the foundation of the fringed border which my mother named Texas Mink. (Translation: Showy but not expensive.) The process took a few evenings but made the quilt so special.

It turned out so well I made another when she graduated college. I think my Texas Mink has improved.

Fret not; enjoy the day.

Ann