Mum made me a patchwork quilt from a some old T-Shirts I was really attached to but were either too worn to wear anymore or I never wore. She quilted around each of the designs so the Pooh and the Octopuses are raised compared to most of the quilt. The backing and border is an old linen sheet that had already been topped and turned so there is a seam down the backing and the stuffing is from a pillow that exploded. You can’t see the quilting on the backside because there is a layer of cotton flannel inside that was quilted with the stuffing and t-shirts before the backing was added so the back is really soft against my skin. The purple octopus is backed with the back of the mustard t-shirt to give it stability because that was really worn to death. The back of the purple, blue and striped t-shirts were the only leftovers and I have plans for the purple and blue to become bras/knickers with the striped one becoming a collar on a rugby shirt for mum.
It's brilliant and I will love it to death.
