April 20 ~ Quilt of the Day
Save All Your Kisses by Leila, LeilaBadblood
Leila writes, “I made this quilt using linen and cotton from some of our old clothes and some thrifted ones. Kisses say it all by themselves! I love to use soft and comfortable, natural materials that have already had a life, in the way quilts were traditionally made. One can tell a story or rekindle memories just by studying the different patterns and shapes. My husband Andrew fell in love with this quilt and took it for himself. I’ve been taking commissions from friends to make quilts made with their own family’s clothing from past and present. It’s an exciting way to work.” Here’s the other side of this 35″ x 38″ quilt!
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97 Responses to “April 20 ~ Quilt of the Day”
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What a fantastic little quilt! I like the X’s as opppsed to the +’s. And such a great idea to use your loved clothing. Great choice of quilt this morning!
Great idea!
What a great idea for a quilt and SO cute! Love the back also.
I adore this!! And what a clever title. I would love to make something like this sometime.
what a GREAT idea!! i’ve been toying with what to do with my babies’ old clothes, you know the ones you can not part with… well now i know!! thanks!
I love that it’s made with family clothing! Definitely one of the quilt ideas I’m rolling around in my head!
eSPEcially love this beautiful so simple and happy quilt ! Thank you for sharing, you made my day.
darling darling quilt. love the old clothes usage.
I adore this quilt. I’m looking to restart my quilting, but resources here in Colombia are scarce, so this looks like the perfect inspiration for a project. Thanks for sharing!
Delightful quilt! Have not seen one like it before.
oh, what a sweet idea!
Cute Quilt! XXX
this is wonderful! how great that you use your old clothes!
love, love, love, love this quilt!
Very cute. I’ve been thinking a lot about quilting with clothes. It’s good to see it put into action!
This is one of the best quilts I have ever seen. The front is cool and nice and everything, but the back is enough to make you stop and stare and remember why you wanted to make quilts in the first place.
Beautiful, beautiful.
If this quilt doesn’t inspire a person to quilt, I don’t know what would! This is so special!
Cute idea!
Love the red and white
I love this idea (kisses quilt)–will the maker share how she made the X blocks?
I love this quilt! I also enjoy working with used and pre-loved fabrics in the traditional quilting mode. Beautiful!
Oh – this quilt is so sweet! I love it. No wonder your hubby kept it for himself.
Love the random and scrappy look of this!
This is a very sweet quilt.
How creative! I love the idea! Another item to list of things to make
How sweet! I love the idea that you have all the memories of a family in the quilt.
So cute!
Beautiful!
I love thrifted quilts. I wish I had more time to make all the projects in my head (and on my computer, lol)
What a sweet quilt!
I love that she used old clothes! What a great idea!
This is a very neat and cute quilt!
This is such a stunning quilt even though it is simple in design. I love the wonky kisses and the back of the quilt is just as good – it’s no surprise that Leila’s husband claimed this quilt for himself!
The name of this quilt makes it extra special!
I love this one. My hubby and I do the xoxoxoxo at the end of online chats. I wonder how I could do a quilt like that?
Very unique!
How sweet that your husband loves your work!
Love the idea of using old clothes. Instant keepsake.
I really like the title of this quilt.
The back is amazing – what a cute quilt!
I like this quilt. I think it is so great that she used material from old clothing.
That is so cute. Such a good idea!
My daughter who is not a quilter sent this to me. She thought this was just so cute!!! Wonder if that means I have to make one? Love the idea of going back to the original idea of quilting …. using re-purposed fabrics for quilts. Talk about going green!!!!
Do I love the quilt or do I love how sweet it is that your hubby wanted it? Either way, it’s great!
Great idea. So cute.
aw! this is SO lovely!! <3
This is beautiful – and looks so soft!
I love it’s beautiful wonkiness!
Cute! I love the back, too!
This is really cute and original!! great idea to use old clothes
The quilts featured on “Quilt of the day” are just fabulous! Like this one, I love that they’re not traditional and show some flair. They make quilting appear a bit more doable and fun.
Oh, how wonderful! I love the look of this quilt, I love the idea of it and the back is absolutely awesome.
I love the haphazard feel of this quilt! Just my style!
Such a cute idea – great job!
I love using family clothes and other fabrics to make something new.
Very sweet design. These examples are so inspiring!
gorgeous upcycling! love this! xxx
this is so beautiful!
Love it, and the title makes it even better!
How clever! Love it!
Love this! It’s quaint and modern all at once, very endearing.
creativity is literally written all over this one—FUN,FUN,FUN:P
Love this quilt, what a fun idea. I did one years ago with hearts and our clothing, nice to have memories to wrap yourself in.
Debbie
Very sweet and cute.
Wonderful and fun quilt!
This is so sweet–what a wonderful idea. I have a box of clothes I’d like to try this with.
simple yet beautiful!
What a great quilt! Such a creative use of clothes to personalize it! Sharonj
What a cute idea!
Beautiful — I made something similar using pieces of all of my daughter’s old receiving blankets. I love how the fabrics all work together despite having never been intended for each other. Using preloved fabric is great!
That is such a sweet quilt. Love the use of old clothes.
Smart! Way to take something old and loved and make it into something new and loved!
This quilt has so much LOVE in it !
I love the connection to your family by using
favorite old clothes. What an heirloom !
very cute quilt!!
Hugs,
Gina
Beautiful quilt! Kisses are great!
After seeing this quilt, I pulled out some scraps that I didn’t know what to do with and made several of these “kisses” Thought they would be cute with some “O’s” but not sure how to go about that…Anyway cute quilt. Thanks for the inspiration and a new way to use up scraps and “loved” fabrics!
I love this quilt. It’s sweet but not cloying. I love that your husband glomed the quilt-too cute!
How creative! I love it.
I love everything about this quilt….color, block, green fabric….
I love the folksy feel of this quilt.
I love the idea of using old clothes. This quilt is just adorable!
Wonderful idea and a great keepsake!
I need to make one like this!!
This one is so sweet and vintage looking.
deffinately an instant favorite!!awesome!
I am just geekin’ out about this one!!!
Jenny
really pretty. I love it!
This is great! I love that the front and back are equally gorgeous!
I would guess her kids LOVE cuddling under this one and knowing their Mama loves them enough to keep their clothing and reuse it to make them something special enough to keep them warm or just provide comfort. Isn’t that what quilts are for? This is great!
How creative…love the re-purposing.
Great reuse idea, and what a wonderful back!
Great way to use scraps – lovely
What a great baby quilt.
I love that the x’s are all wonky!
what a fun design for incorporating favorite kids clothes!
Oooooh the back… Wow this is really beautiful! Thanks for posting!
It’s pretty.