Micki’s Leader Ender 2016 Quilt
Is this a 2016 or 2017 completed quilt? I guess, technically, I finished it in 2017 but the quilt center was done by October 2016. Over New Year’s, I finally found some time to add the borders.
All of the fabrics used in this quilt were recycled shirts except the dark blue outer border.
My inspiration was a photo that a reader sent to Bonnie Hunter of Quiltsville. The quilt is adorable and loved the variety of colors but since I was working with recycled shirts I stuck to the blue and white adding a splash of red and gold. I removed the sashing which made the setting triangles of the blocks become half square triangles.
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Micki
10 Comments
beth shibley
wow! love this quilt!!
Sally
I love recycling fabric into quilts. Your design is terrific and I love the colors. Oh, boy, though – so many squares!
Sandy
Great fabric choices! I think I need to find more light shirts after seeing the scrappy light background in your quilt! I have lots of darker plaids.
2 Dogs Studio
Sandy, thanks for stopping by. Micki
Melanie
Your quilt and layout design turned out great! I like your version without the sashing a lot more. And the lv background looks really interesting.
2 Dogs Studio
Thanks Melanie for stopping by. I really enjoyed working on this quilt during the year as a leader/ender project. I am now pulling together fabric for a 2017 project. Micki
Connie Kresin Campbell
What a neat quilt Micki! I am amazed at the way you used all the different shirts! Thanks for sharing.
2 Dogs Studio
Connie, what a nice compliment. Thanks for stopping by. Micki
Preeti
This has such a modern and refreshing look to it. The use of red and yellow really uplifts the whole pattern. I wish you would show more pictures.
Cherie in St Louis
I love your version! It has a modern look to it despite using re-purposed shirts. I especially like the pieced background. Similar to Bonnie’s pieced border on En Provence.