Mason's quilt.

I decided to make a small quilt for our new puppy's crate where he sleeps at night. Using two of my boyfriend's old button down work shirts I improvised this quilt. I used the sleeves, two front panels and back panel of the shirts. Cutting them into 2'x 2' squares I sewed these squares into 32' strips. Then I sewed each 32' strip together, added orange strips to frame quilt. I used the blue shirt as the binding strip to finish the quilt.


I used leftover fabric from DJ's quilt (see blog post from June 10, 2009) for the back panel. This was a very simple quilt to make! I loved including elements from the shirts, like hints of the cuff or front pocket. I also purposely made the checkerboard pattern wonky to go along with the playfulness of our puppy. This quilt is a great way to reuse old clothes you no longer wear and add a sense of personality at the same time. Give it a try!