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.

Bass Clef, handcrafted

My son, who creates fine writing instruments, designed and handcrafted this bass clef for his brother and sister-in-law. It is approx. 20" in length. I am quite proud of his fine workmanship!

Latest update

I have been busy with weddings this year, so got behind with posting. However, my goal is to begin posting each week, with photos of what I am working on.
My oldest son got married in March, my parents celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary in May for which my siblings and I hosted a small wedding for them to renew their vows, and my youngest son is getting married next month, in October. So I have been busy with helping, including helping with favors and decorations for wedding number one, making all of the favors and decorations for wedding number two, and creating rsvp cards and a banner for wedding number three (in addition to shopping for vintage items which will be props).
I will be posting photos of some of the above items this week, and soon will begin posting items for sale in my etsy shop. I also have a facebook page, which is Eclectic By Design, with my name in there somewhere. :)