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Personalized Quilts - 30 Gifts in 30 Days

by Summer M.

Who doesn’t love snuggling up under a warm quilt? Even better is if the quilt is made just for you! Creating a personalized quilt is a perfect gift idea, and one that can be fairly inexpensive too.

If you have a music lover who has a dozen or so concert and band shirts, or a sports junkie that collects shirts for his favorite teams you can turn them into a one of a kind t-shirt quilt. This can be a great way to use what you already have and turn them into a unique gift that the recipient is sure to love. You can find several free patterns and how to guides online. A few of my favorite ones are here, here, and here.

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If you do not have old t-shirts to cut up or do not want to make a shirt quilt you can still make a fun and personalized quilt. Choose a favorite color and create a quilt that you know they will love. If you are handy with embroidery you can add their name or a special message to give the quilt the perfect touch. You can find thousands of free quilt patterns online to fit any size or shape of quilt you want to make. And you do not have to spend a fortune to make a grat quilt ither. Use fabric from thrift shops, or remains sold in the clearence section of your local craft store. You can even make a warm quilt from old flannel shirts found at your local thrift shop.

30GIFTS.gifPutting together a one of a kind quilt is a wonderful creative gift idea that almost anyone can make. From the simplest quilts to the most complex there are patterns for everyone and every style. And if you start now you might even be done in time for Christmas. ;)

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Posted in 30 Gifts, General, memories, quilt, seasonal craft on November 2nd, 2007

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  1. Carnival of Family life- Bonfire edition | Play-Activities.com Says:
    November 5th, 2007 at 12:20 am

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  3. Creative Mom Cafe » Blog Archive » I’m No Quilter Says:
    November 6th, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    [...] No Quilter by Summer M. So I decided to take myown advice about the personalized quilts and make one for my neice. She is an absolute girly girl in evry way, comletely in love with pink, [...]

  4. Creative Mom Cafe » Blog Archive » Screnprinting - 30 Gifts in 30 Days Says:
    November 8th, 2007 at 11:30 am

    [...] - 30 Gifts in 30 Days by Summer M. If you read my personal quilt post you saw the idea to use old t-shirts to make one of a kind quilts. But what to do once you have [...]

  5. JHS Says:
    November 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm

    I’m late getting out to visit all of the participants. Sorry! It was a crazy week!

    Don’t forget that you can still enter a post for this week’s Carnival which is being hosted at All Rileyed Up until midnight tonight, November 10, 2007, Pacific time.

    Thanks for helping to make Colloquium’s inaugural edition of the Carnival a great success! I hope you will participate in a future edition!

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