Cross Stitch: Dad’s Shirts Memory Quilt Top Finish

Hi, I am happy to be able to share another memory quilt top made from our Dad’s plaid shirts. This one is called Cross Stitch and was made using Coriander Quilts by Corey Yoder’s pattern Cross Stitch. This actually makes my 18th quilt made from that pile of 30 shirts. My count was off when I posted the Cross Roads quilt.

I really like how this quilt turned out. I was able to use 13 different plaid shirts and I chose a denim colored solid cotton to coordinate as the cross stitch blocks and charcoal gray as parts of the chains.

This is Corey Yoder’s original design for her Cross Stitch quilt pattern.

Here is some starting work in progress. I find it easiest to complete components of my blocks that lend themselves to chain piecing first.

The main parts of these blocks go together quite quickly.

Here are the finished X blocks laid out. I think they could make a neat quilt themselves.

Here are all the pieced rows laid out on the king size mattress for size and planned layout.

Here is my finished Cross Stitch memory quilt top. The pattern was originally published in American Patchwork and Quilting named as Star Crossed. The magazine quilt was approximately 60 inches square  and the published pattern makes a 80 inch square quilt.  This will go to my husband’s Uncle. He is the stitching that helps keep our family together after we lost Dad and he lost his brother.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I greatly appreciate hearing from you all who have taken the time to comment.

Happy Sewing,

Shelley