Category: Quilts

  • Wenonah’s T-Shirt Quilt

    Wenonah’s dad loves his Harleys! He’d collected T-Shirts from many places and Wenonah put them together into this quilt, which he uses and loves. She also helped me tremendously when I was writing my T-Shirt Quilts book, by arranging a quilting retreat with friends and they all tested stabilizers! Below are a couple of close-ups…

  • Susan H’s Crazy Shortcake Quilt Story

    Hi Marguerita, I reached out to you in 2019 with a question about the crazy shortcake quilt I was starting to make for my mother’s birthday.  You quickly responded and were very encouraging and supportive.  It meant a lot. Unfortunately, my mother passed away a few months before her 97th birthday and I put the…

  • Mary Z’s T-Shirt Quilt

    Thank you for your book! I just finished my quilt… not perfect, but good enough. I used fleece fabric for backing/stuffing.  Makes it a light-weight throw. I’m including a pix.Thanks again – your book took me through step-by-step. Mary I love how Mary up-sized the various t-shirts to make them all the same size, with multiple…

  • Janet V’s T-Shirt Quilt

    This is not the first time Janet V. has sent me a photo of a T-Shirt quilt! Here’s her note: Here is the front of my first quilt used with starched t-shirts! These were shirts we bought when we were traveling in the rv!!! I finally found liquid starch at Walmart! Couldn’t find starch except…

  • Dawn’s T-Shirt Quilt

    Just a note to thank you so much for your recent book! I have just finished my first T-shirt quilt using your book as my guide.  Your concise instructions and helpful hints made this a very enjoyable project.  I used flannel for the backing so it was heavy at the end to work with –…

  • Judy S’s T-Shirt Quilt

    Judy has sent me several pics of her T-Shirt Quilts. Here’s a graduation quilt and story! Hello Marguerita, I don’t think I sent you the picture of the finished quilt and also pillows too –for Shawn’s graduation. So here it is on his bed and also when he first got it. He was so pleased,…

  • Heather’s Modern Jelly Squares Quilt

    Heather used my book “Quilt As You Go {reimagined}” and resized her quilt to king size and sent me the pics and this note – I am just speechless! Hi Marguerita I just wanted to show you the king-sized quilt I made from your Quilt as You Go Reimagined Book. It has taken me 2…

  • Teresa Rush’s Finished Quilt

    Not only did she finish her quilt (here’s more about finishing any quilt), and beautifully, she sent the most gorgeous pictures too! Here’s Teresa’s story: I hope the new year is finding you happy and healthy. I thought you might enjoy seeing what your book, “Finish (Almost) Any Quilt” has recently inspired. I have been…

  • Caroline Pope’s Table & Quilt

    Another custom sewing table is created (read more here) and a quilt waiting to be finished. Here’s Caroline’s story: Hi Marguerita, I am a new machine quilter, this is my first machine quilt. I ambitiously went ahead and pieced together a full sized quilt, not even thinking about how to manage the quilt on my…

  • June Copeck’s Table & Quilt

    June asked me a common question about my Sewing and Quilting Table adaptations and when I replied, she sent me pics of her table and her quilt (check out those gorgeous batiks!), along with her story: Thanks so much for your information. This is what I did. My sons cut a hole in my sewing…