Friday, August 15, 2014

ALYofF August T-Shirt Quilt Finish

For my August ALYofF goal, I wanted to end my summer break turning these...

...into a School T-Shirt Quilt that will be used as a raffle fundraiser to raise money 
for additional playground equipment.

I was a little sad when I went to take pictures yesterday, and noticed half of the primary playground is gone. To think, this is all our 125 Kindergartners and First Graders will have to play on when they return to school in another week:

I hoping the quilt will appeal to a wide range of kids, especially since we are a K-6 Elementary.  I quilted it with a really fun soccer kids pantograph, 
knowing many of our students play soccer and...

 ...I picked out some glittery sunglasses for the backing and
 finished it off with some fun checkered binding:  

And before I wrap up and click that little "publish" button, here's an extra big shout-out of thanks to all of YOU!  Your  previous comments  on what to charge for quilt raffle tickets really helped me gather a variety of options to present to my fellow colleagues next week. Sooooo:
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With Smiles,
Val:)
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19 comments:

  1. What a terrific school raffle quilt! The panto is perfect for the cause and I do love the backing and binding - fun.

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  2. That looks fantastic Val, I hope it raises heaps of money for the worthy cause!

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  3. The quilt turned out terrific, Val! Not that were any doubts about that!! I am sure it will bring in lots of money for new equipment :)

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  4. Oh Val! It turned out wonderful! Everyone will want to get a ticket to have a chance to win Mrs. R quilt. And for such a great cause. Hard to believe school starts so soon. Where did our summer go?

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  5. Val, I think t-shirt quilts are a bit tricky to work with. Yours sure turned out great! I amazed by your elaborate soccer panotgraph! Your quilt is sure to be a hit!

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  6. Beautiful! I love seeing quilts made with old clothes. I wish you success for this fundraising. Choosing those t-shirts and taking pictures in this setting was clever. ;-)

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  7. so so cute, I love the the pantagraph you chose, prefect for a kids quilt

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  8. Looks great Val! What a cute pantograph. I am loving the sunglasses fabric and the checked binding.

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  9. Wow, this quilt turned out great! You'll have no troubles with selling raffle tickets.

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  10. Congrats on your ALYOF finish! I'm almost done with mine - just need to get the binding hand-sewn on. Your quilt is awfully cute - good luck in bringing in a ton of funds.

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  11. A very fun quilt! This should raise lots of funds for you school!

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  12. I love the quilting.

    BTW, I entered a raffle to win a quilt a couple of days ago, and the tickets were priced extactly what I thought was a good price when I responded to you blog post the other day - $2 for one, or three for $5 (I bought 3 for $5).

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  13. What a great finish at a time of the new school year beginning. Looks top notch.

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  14. Great quilt! Love the quilting pattern! I am sure this will successfully fill in the playground!

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  15. Just adorable and I hope that it raises a lot of money for the cause.

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  16. Love the quilt Val! There is an Alameda Elementary school in Albuquerque too on Alameda Blvd. Funny! Great photos on the playground too.

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  17. What a fun quilt. I hope it raises lots of money for the playground.

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  18. Great work! What a wonderful idea for a fundraiser!

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I have to admit, your comments make me smile! Thanks for sharing and for letting me know you stopped by. I Hope your day is awesome!

Val:)