Memory patchwork quilt

Learn how to make a simple memory quilt from recycled garments in this series, from preparing garments for quilting to creating a simple block.

Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …

Making a Patchwork quilt from things you love - your children's clothes, husband's shirts - reuse the old to make something wonderfully special!

Are you looking for a unique way to turn old clothes into something beautiful and functional? Then memory quilts are perfect for you!

Tree Memory quilt

This is a quilt made for a family whom lost their father. Their father loved to wear bright colorful shirts. I don't often see patchwork patterns that I immediately want to make but when I saw this pattern called Simply Woven by Jessica Kelly - I knew that it would make an amazing quilt from recycled materials. I made my quilt a little larger (it is probably around a king sized quilt) - I had so many shirts I didn't want to waste them! I also added a border to my quilt as the family have…

Hey, Everyone! Today, I'm here to share the supplies and the steps that I took to create a memory quilt made with t-shirts. Find the video tutorial here:A little backstory here...a potential customer reached out to me after her father passed away and wanted to create quilts out of all of his shirts. She sent me home with two big totes full of various shirts with the hopes of creating a quilt for her mom, daughter, sister, and herself. Her mother chose this pattern for herself. I was so…

Baby clothes are so cute, tiny and precious. They bring us a lot of memories. Often I go to the closet, take out a box of baby clothes and look at those unbelievably small hats, shorts, onesies, bibs… I was wondering – what can I do better with those clothes than just keep them in …