T-Shirt Quilt

I just finished this giant T-Shirt Quilt for a friend. It was fun cutting all the shirts, adding stabilizer to the back of each and sashing them. Once they were cut and the sashing added it was fun deciding how to lay them out. This quilt was 30 shirts and was giant. The blocks had to be 15" in order to get all of the designs. Typically I would make them 12" but these shirts had large designs on them. I only had to lose a little of the design on one of the squares. Since it was so big I decided to tie the quilt but future quilts will probably be put together with a quilt as you go method I am anxious to try. If you would like a T-Shirt Quilt check out my Etsy shop! I will be adding a listing for you to order your custom T-Shirt Quilt!

Sock Monkey Hat Contest

Enter to win a custom made Sock Monkey Hat by naming the YouTube personalities pictured below. Leave your comment and name all four. (Close friends and family cannot participate because you know who they are!) Please use their YouTube names. One of them pictured has only appeared in one video so if you can name him I know you are a fan! If you cannot name them all, just do your best. All comments will count towards winning.

You can have an extra chance to win by posting this blog post on your Facebook page and coming back here to comment and tell me you posted.

Also - get another chance to win by Liking my Facebook page and making another comment here that you Liked my page or if you have already LIKED my Facebook page tell me that in a comment.

Last but not least, post a link in the comments to one of your favorite videos that at least one of these handsome guys appears in.

That is FOUR chances to win. The Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on October 1, 2012. Once chosen the winner can contact me and tell me what size Sock Monkey Hat they want! Good Luck and spread the word!

Newborn Crochet Tattoo Art Mom Hat - How-To

A friend of mine asked me to make a hat for a newborn baby with tattoo art and Mom embroidered on. I made the beanie in black with a red heart and a banner sewn across in white with MOM embroidered on it. To learn how to make a beanie you can watch my YouTube video. I made the heart by following the pattern on this YouTube video by Hectanooga. She has lots of instructional videos for crochet. The banner was made with 16 foundation double crochets and then I embroidered MOM on it. But you could put anything on it - even DAD! Comment below if you make one or send me a picture of how yours turned out! If you want me to make one send me a message (convo) through my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/alanemarie.