For the Love of TCU

For the Love of TCU

Original design, piecing, and hand-guided machine quilting by Natalie Ford.

Dimensions: TBA

April 27, 2011

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I just finished another T-shirt quilt -- just after 7:00 this morning.  I had created a hand-written tag for the quilt, but the pen I used had too fine a tip, and the ink looked faded after a turn in the wash.  I ran into Joann's and bought a pack of 8.5" x 11" fabric/paper yesterday afternoon.  The ink stuck well and the label looks more polished, but getting the paper backing off is a bear.

This a birthday gift.  The gift-giver will sign her name in the blank space.

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This lap quilt is for a TCU fan; since he didn't have a horned frog T-shirt collection already, I picked out nine shirts at Academy about a month after the football team won the Rose Bowl.

The finished quilt, this morning.

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The quilting is my favorite part, and I have to remind myself not to make my designs too small or intricate. I am very pleased with the trace of the quilting on the back (notice that the clusters of smaller flowers versus larger flowers affect the brightness of the quilt).

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Despite having always said that I would never do machine embroidery, I changed course as I constructed this quilt.  I created the words "horned frogs" using my grandmother's Bernina Artista, which has a machine embroidery module.  Once I got the thread and fabric tension sorted out, the embroidery went quickly.

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Below are a few close-ups.  Enjoy!

The final inches.
April 25, 2011

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©Natalie Ford –  All rights reserved.