Luther Quilt Finished

Whoa, this quilt is almost as big as our house! Actually, it's only a full-size quilt, but still larger than anything I've made so far. I don't think I want to make a t-shirt quilt ever again. There was a lot of bunching that was hard to prevent and my machine did not like going through the tacky lettering of some of the shirts. I broke the thread about a million times. It was kind of a pain. That being said, I'm very glad I made this as it will preserve a lot of memories. It's something I'll be able to keep forever.

Here's a view of the backing...

And another go at the faux piped binding...

All folded up and ready to go back inside where it belongs!

L-U

L-U

L-U-T-H

T-H

T-H

T-H-E-R

L-U-T-H-E-R

Luther, Luther, Luther!!

L-U-T-H-E-R, Luther, Luther, Luther!

After 5 years of wearing nothing but Luther t-shirts, I decided it was time to retire them and convert them to a quilt. It took 26 t-shirts to make this quilt, but I still didn't use them all. It was hard cutting a few of my favorites, but I thought this would be a better use for them. Making this brought back a lot of great memories from my college days. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years since I've graduated -- and 9 since I started college. Just crazy how time flies. This will be a neat quilt to commemorate my heydays!