Been There, Done That, What the Heck Do I Do With the T-Shirt?

A short time ago I purchased a new-to-me sewing machine. (See My Exciting Eco-Adventure.)

Well, the adventure continues...

I often like to help my husband "clean" up his things by purging and then donating clothing items of his. For the past year I have been stashing away clothing that I deem unsuitable for public appearances. Many of his T-shirts come from the "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" events that we compete at; canoe races, mountain biking races, race jerseys from a variety of adventure races, and the list goes on.

I decided that, rather than toss or donate these "memories", that I would create a memory quilt.

Yesterday, I sorted through the many shirts and chose my favourites, then cut out the logos into large squares to form the front of the quilt. LARGE squares, because I don't want this to become one of those life-long projects-that-ends-up-half-complete-in-the-back-of -the- closet- then -I- give- it- to- my- mom-to- finish- for- me. Not that I have ever done that....well, not THAT often... only a few times...she just finished knitting a sweater of mine from 3 years ago but that's all lately...

So, I now have 20 large squares that I have begun to sew together. Of course, if anyone drops by the house, they will see this fantastic work-in-progress. It is on my kitchen table. It may be there for quite a while. Not sure where we are going to eat...I guess I had better get this finished before the kids are old enough to start bringing people home for dinner!

When I ever do get it finished, it should be a functional, eco-friendly, quilt of memories.