shirting quilt

Shirting wheels quilt from Northern Deb Quilts

Im working on a 6 year old UFO.

Every so often I pull it out and do a block. When I pulled it out a few days ago, I thought "let's just get this one done".

I only had 5 blocks to go. Not much right?

Well...it took me 2 HOURS to make one block! Granted, there was a bit of unsewing to account for. These seem straight forward but there needs to be the right amount of contrast in just the right place AND there are two different triangles.
This is not a quilt that can be ...

added by Northern Deb 3 years, 9 months ago. under shirting quilt , six year old ufo , wheels block

Pink Double 9-patch quilt is finished from Northern Deb Quilts

It's done!! And I love it❤

I finished this pink and blue Double 9-patch shirtings quilt today.

I used an older, stained dress shirt for the binding. Since we we're under "stay home" orders, I dug through my stash to find binding. This shirt just made it! I used the little "Polo" insignia so no fabric would go to waste and am glad I did. I love that it shows a shirt was used.

I've been collecting shirts for years. A local resale marks them down after a month of them not selling. Many times it's ...

added by Northern Deb 3 years, 11 months ago. under double nine-patch , pink quilt , polo shirt , shirting quilt , upcycling shirts

Binding the pink quilt from Northern Deb Quilts

The binding is cut and I'm sewing it onto the quilt. I ended up using the back and 2 front pieces of a striped dress shirt (xxl).

The binding strips were bias cut ...I love bias stripes. This won't be the last time I use a shirt for binding. I just never thought about it before. But now with all that's going on, I'm trying to use what I have and not go shopping.

The weather today was super hot and muggy. Al and I worked in the yard for a bit this morning but by ...

added by Northern Deb 3 years, 11 months ago. under binding a quilt , quilting during a pandemic , shirting quilt , stay home and sew , upcycle , using a shirt for binding , vintage style

Quilting, reading, relaxing.... from Northern Deb Quilts

Still quilting the quilt....

The weather has been SO wet lately...perfect quilting weather but it's also arthritis weather...so I quilt a bit then read a bit. And every so often I just get lost in memories. This quilt is full of them. Little pieces of Al's shirt, Lisa's dress, 80's and 90's fabrics that I never got around to using...or used and these are the leftovers.

Then there's pieces that Lisa bought me as a birthday present. Those were feedsacks. Some were REALLY tiny (but so CUTE) that I was only ...

added by Northern Deb 3 years, 11 months ago. under free motion quilting , pink quilt , shirting quilt , vintage scrap quilt

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