T-Shirt Quilt for Another Nephew

This quilt is for my sister's second born son, for his 16th birthday. I still have two more quilts to make, one for my daughter-in-law, and one for my oldest son out of shirts from the community theater he worked at.

T-Shirt Quilt for my nephew's 16th birthday

My sister found out about the quilts I had made for my sons, so she asked me if I would make one for her boys 16th birthdays when the time came, so I said I would. She mailed me their shirts, and this is the first one, which was for her oldest son.

My Youngest Son's T-Shirt Quilt Graduation Gift

Here is the second quilt I made, which was for my youngest son's graduation gift. Again, I used the fronts, backs, and sleeve designs for the squares, and included squares from fabric that represented his interests (the outdoors, cards, etc.) We homeschooled, so this and my other son's quilt were on display at their graduation receptions, an idea I had gotten from another mom from a previous high school graduation reception.

T-Shirt Quilt for my oldest son's graduation gift

I have made a few t-shirt quilts in the past, so am going to post pics of them. This is the first one I made, which was a graduation gift for my oldest son. I cut out the fronts (and backs if there was a design on it), and also logos from sleeves, and made them into quilt squares. For this one I didn't have enough squares, so I used material from other shirts in places, and also included a blank square for his friends to sign.

Bridal Shower Favors, Tea Pockets

These are "pockets" I made for my daughter-in-law's bridal shower recently. Her sister was giving her a tea party shower, and asked me to make the favors, which I enjoyed doing. I was happy with the way they turned out. Inside each one I placed a tea bag and cinnamon stick.

Wedding program, vintage theme

This is the wedding program that I made recently for my youngest son's wedding. I soaked the papers in tea, then printed the information he and his bride wanted in "parchment" font, and tied the pages together with raffia. I also burned the edges of the pages to give it more of an aged look. Some pages were darker than others, depending on how well the tea soaked in. I was pleased with the results.

Decoupaged Bookshelves, the back side

I wanted to use bookshelves in my craft room for storage, but as dividers instead of against the wall. The problem, as you know, is that the back of bookshelves (inexpensive ones) is just particle board, which is unattractive. I have three bookcases, so I decided to decoupage one, then invited my daughter-in-laws to each decorate one if they wanted, and they did. Here are the results. I still need to put a coat of Mod Podge on to seal them, but we were all happy with how they turned out! The photo of only two shelves are the ones my daughter-in-laws created, and the "wedding cake" on top of the purple shelf is made from boxes that I decoupaged.