One side effect of my obsession with races is that the race T shirts really pile up. For some runners, the shirts are just tokens, but for me, each one represents a real accomplishment. Running doesn't come easily to me, so each time I cross the finish line, no matter how slowly, I'm grateful. I also keep a journal of all of the races, so I can remember anything that's novel or special about any particular race.
To preserve all of those memories, I decided to have the T shirts from my first five years of running made into a quilt. I did a lot of research into who should make the quilt, and I decided to go with Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts. I like that Andrea at Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts makes the quilt to fit the T shirts, rather than trying to make the T shirts fit the quilt. That way, she can accommodate designs of vastly different sizes, odd numbers of shirts, and designs on different parts of the shirt.
This afternoon, I pulled all of my T shirts--46 in all--out of the closest and spread them out on the floor to get a sense of what the quilt will look like. I wish there were a few more colored shirts; instead most of them are white, but that's what happens when the shirts are free. But otherwise, I think the quilt is going to look so great. It's going to be ginormous! Over the next few days, I hope to get them washed and packed up. I'm so excited to see how it turns out!
Wow! Making a quilt is such a great idea=0) Can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday,
xoxo,
Carol
Love that you are doing this with your shirts!!! I can't wait to see the finished product!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of T-shirts! Even if I had kept all the tops from races I had done, I doubt I'd have more than about 15.
ReplyDeleteThese days, I'm pleased to see more organizers offering technical tops, which are at least useful for actually training in.
I think your quilt will be amazing, and how nice to snuggle under there for the obligatory post-race nap when you do your next big run!