Monday, November 22, 2010

Cruckson Quilt

I’m going to toot my own horn today . . . but first, this moment was made possible by my sister, Jackie, and so I want to give a big THANKS shout out to her. Jackie was in possession of a serger (an overlock sewing machine to the un-initiated) that she so graciously passed on to me. It sat, stored, in my extra closet for over a year as I made plans to set it up and learn how to use it.



Fortunately, at work, there was a request for stage curtains to be made and I saw my opportunity to put the serger into action and teach myself how to use it. Mission accomplished on both counts.

I then set my sights on a t-shirt quilt made out of ALL my son’s school shirts. Looking over the pattern it seemed a good idea to do a test quilt. I have many t-shirts from a recurring family reunion event that seemed perfect for the project.

The Cruckson Reunion t-Shirt quilt is now complete.
My new motto: Have serger will travel!


5 comments:

  1. You did a beautiful job!!

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  2. Sal,

    Looks great! Isn't the serger fabulous?? I thrilled you are using it and enjoying it.

    Love ya, Jackie

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  3. Jackie, it went so quickly and smoothly, I'm anxious to start the next one.

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  4. It looks wonderful! You've inspired me:) I inherited a serger from my grandmother and have yet to try it out. Think I need to get it out of the closet.
    Blessings to you and your readers,
    Karen

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  5. Karen, if you like to sew get it out, it is such a dream over the regular machine. Let me know when you've tried it and how it went.

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