tjdickerson | Quiltsby.me

My niece Amber and her husband were having their first baby, Wayne. Yes! Wayne as in Bruce Wayne. As in Batman. Everything Batman. I knew I was going to make her a quilt, but I wasn't going to just buy some trademark fabrics and call it a day. So I searched high and low and found the perfect bat blanket. It was just an 18" x 18" mini that I decided to enlarge for a baby. I am very pleased with Baby Wayne's batty quilt. The only problem is that every picture that mom took has the quilt upside down because upside down the bats make a "W" for Wayne! I am very proud of that quilt and I hope someday that Baby Wayne loves it as much as Amber loves it!

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My Bestie Gets TWO Quilts: How did that happen??

I try to spoil myself as often as I can. To that extent I try to spoil those around me as often as I can. I made my bestie Angel a quilt for her birth day. But she kept complaining that it was too short! Every time she lay under it she had to ball up or her feet would get cold! Ok! She got me. I can't stand cold feet myself. So I decided that I would make her another blanket (if for no other reason to keep her from telling the same story over and over again)! So I found a wonderful pattern (and I don't know where I found it) that takes 10" precuts and cuts them in half and adds a 2" sash down the middle. That block went together so fast that I didn't expect the quilt to be as beautiful as it turned out. And I made darn sure that it was long enough this time! So...case closed. And THAT is how she ended up with two quilts from me!

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Why I Quilt

One day I would love to be a professional quilter! This is why I love trying all kinds of new quilt blocks. My favorite quilt to make is a baby quilt. I made this one "just because." It came in handy when a colleague's first grandchild--Emma Jane--was born! Emma Jane loves it, too!

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Honoring My Soldier!

I have been in education for some 32 years now. It has always been my pleasure to honor my students for their accomplishments. Their win is my win! So when my beautiful 8th grader grew up and joined the armed services I knew it was a great idea to honor her for not only her graduation from high school present, but also her service to our country present. I bought all of the blue jeans at thrift stores when they were 1/2 off or BOGO. Several pair were donated for the cause. All of the insides were either scraps, or charms from MSQC. Unfortunately, the patriotic charms from MSQC were discontinued. The website for this quilt is: http://www.equilters.com/library/jeans/jeans_gallbaros.html.

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I love Baby Quilts...and Sesame Street!

When my niece chose Sesame Street as the theme for her new grandbaby my mind went into overdrive! How could I create something new and unique out of something so iconic? I decided to make a quilt out of just the faces of each character. The project was fun and interesting. I found the images all over the internet and made the faces out of felt with cotton sashing. I'll let you know how it's holding up. But as for now, his mom says that it's holding up just fine!

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My Favorite Person

I really love people. But the person who has stolen my heart is 5'6" and about 128 pounds....and some 83 years old! My Momma is my heart! I love everything about her. I've even tried to find something positive about her dementia. It's hecka hard, but I have found that she's more loving than she's ever been before. And because I get to love on her everyday, I created a portrait quilt to capture not just who she was, but who she continues to be. She continues to be someone who is concerned about how you're feeling. Even through the dementia you will catch her asking you, "What's wrong?" You don't want to admit that you're not feeling well, but she still knows. I took a picture of her on a dolphin-watching excursion at Tybee Island in 2013. I get to wake up to this wonderful portrait quilt daily. It touches my spirit each time I see it. I love it. I love her! She's my favorite person!

By tjdickerson

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Baby Quilt for Nazir!

I love baby quilts! This one was done for my daughter's best friend's little boy, Nazir! I fell in love with the simplicity of the bright colors. I knew that I wanted a pretty binding and found the stripped black and white in Hamilton, MO. There are too many websites with this pattern to even remember where I found it. I just "went for it!"

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9 Patch Quilt Block w/ Batiks!

I would be that one who would make complicated before simple! I decided to try my hand at several quilt patterns before making a simple 9 patch. I made it from beautiful green batiks. It was also the first time that I made my own binding for quilts. I loved that quilt! I hung it in my office at school. When I left Kansas City, MO God told me to gift it to my principal. I mean I must have been TOLD to gift that quilt because I really loved that quilt! I bought many of the fabrics on my visit to Hamilton, MO! My principal cried when I gave it to her. She knew how much it meant to me. She now hangs it in her office so that she can look at it every day.

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10 Minute Quilt Block: 2 Ways!

I have 3 Best Friends. My sister-friends for life. I made two of them the same quilts, but switched it up a bit. I made one with a border and one without. I love how they look so totally different from one another! Don't worry, the other Bestie got a quilt all her own! I can never get the YouTube feature to work, but here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=174&v=ZbTHlGGKMPM

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5 Minute Quilt Block by Suzanne McNeil

I made this for the First Lady of a local church in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Wendy Barnes and I attended KU at the same time. She was in the doctoral ahead of me and often allowed me to use her books,saving me HUNDREDS in book fees! To repay her, I made her this beautiful quilt in her honor. Funny side note: I was so green to quilting that I thought the pinwheel was a cross and that I was making a religious emblem in honor of Wendy's status at her church! LOL My favorite part of this quilt was the piecing on the back. Wendy is from the south and I loved adding the chickens as a nod to her southern heritage! Here's the link to the YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/TIxl3af3lzY

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One-of-a-Kind Tee Shirt Quilt!

Every time I quilt I learn a lesson. My first tee shirt quilt taught me about stabilizers and cornerstones. My second quilt taught me that being "organic" and making a quilt without some kind of plan can cause unexpected issues! I couldn't believe how BIG this second tee shirt quilt ended up being! I simply wanted to "tell the story" of my great nephew Bobby's favorite player and it just got out of hand! Kevin Durant has done a lot in his career! I told his professional life from college, to the Olympics, to the pros (Supersonics and OKC!). Also, I was able to take some of his basketball league shirts from when he was a young kid and incorporate them into the quilt. While his brother Carl hangs his on his wall, Bobby refuses to use his quilt for any reason! Again, when it comes to embarking on unknown territory, lesson learned! I won't be making another one like it. 4 x 4 tee shirt quilts for me!

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My First Tee Shirt Quilt

My great nephew Carl is a Paul George superfan. At the time, George was a player for the Indiana Pacers. I raided eBay sites every week to find enough tee shirts for my first tee shirt quilt. This quilt taught me about stabilizers and cornerstones. I am so tickled because my nephew was actually wearing a Pacers' college night tee shirt--a shirt featured in the quilt--on the day I gave him the quilt!

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