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Playing Catch Up: More Memory Quilts

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I have been so behind on blogging my projects.  I don't think anyone sees them anymore, but it is a great way for me to catalog my finishes.  So, I am just going to put them out there anyway! Last February I finished another 5 memory quilts out of the same shirts as the last 3. They were surprise gifts so I couldn't post them right away...and then I forgot sort of. This the first one and it is made strictly from the memory shirts.  I had a fun time figuring out my darks and lights.  Blue is also my favorite so I really liked this one. I failed to get a finished photo of this one.  Here is the one the recipient sent me.  You can see the simple diagonal quilting pattern I did. After the first quilt I quickly realized I didn't have enough fabric to strictly use the shirts.  I had to add a little plaid and the denim-like blue fabric. The tags were once again fun to strategically place on the quilts. For the third quilt I used the fusible interfacing technique I once taught at q