Monday, August 31, 2020

Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup - August 2020

Welcome to August's Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup!


I hope everyone had a good August, we just started school (virtually) here in South Carolina.  It has been a learning curve but it seems to be going pretty well.

My favorite finish this month was a challenge quilt I made for my local Greenville Modern Quilt Guild's challenge.  The rules were to create something quilted that had to be at least 50% recycled fabrics.   

Due to the pandemic, I did not want to go to Goodwill so I used what I had around the house.  I called my quilt "Two T-shirts" because it was made using two t-shirts (original name right?).  This was first ever time sewing or quilting with knits.


The gray shirt was an old college t-shirt from Carnegie Mellon, the college I went to and the black shirt was an old college t-shirt from Purdue where my husband went.  The size of the quilt was dictated by the amount of fabric I could cut from the shirts.

I used a nice thick black 12 wt Aurifil quilting thread for the quilting and bound it with an old Rifle Paper Co print.  My quilt did not win, but I had fun making it and playing with knits for the first time.






Ready for the party?  

Here is a reminder of the party details:
  • The linky party will open at 12:01am EST on the last day of the month and will be open for 5 days, through the 4th at 11:59 pm EST.
  • For instructions on how to link up blog, Instagram, or pictures from your computer (new - there is now a way to just upload a picture without a web link) to the party, click here.  
  • If linking a blog post, I ask that you please add a link back to the party (and the button graphic if you would like).
  • Please visit at least 3 other links (and preferably leave comments) to share the love and celebration :)
I hope you join in by checking out the posts or linking your favorite finish of the month!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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6 comments:

  1. The two-tone t-shirt quilt came out great! Love the graphic nature of it, love the binding. Applauding your creativity and embracing the true spirit of the challenge. Liz in Houston

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  2. I like that the mini is a combination of one of your college t-shirts and one of your husband's college t-shirts. And the Rifle Co. binding frames it really nicely.

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  3. Cheryl, thank you for hosting the link party. So many inspirations here !
    Naush

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  4. I hope you find a nice rhythym for you and your family with the new virtual classroom teaching. Hugs and stay safe xo

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  5. Hi Cheryl, your quilt is lovely and filled with fond memories for both of you. Take care.

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