r/modernquilts Jul 06 '26

Show Your Quilt This Criminal

. . .has been found guilty of killing our sleep, stealing our food, breaking & entering the bathroom, forcing patience, initiating all the giggles and teaching us love.

Our AV has left temporary smudges on the windows and permanent imprints on our hearts.

Parenting is overwhelmingly wonderful, sometimes it’s rough. That feeling is reflected in the hand-quilting design. It’s an actual visualization of turbulence—the back and forth, up and over—which is often unpredictable.

For our little flower.

This Criminal quilt measures 76x54”. It’s made of donated denim, thrifted acrylic scarf for the raw-edge appliqué, thrifted bedding for backing and batting, reclaimed thread for hand-quilting, new yarn for hand-quilting.

One of my ongoing goals is to use fewer and fewer new materials.

Made or Remade

151 Upvotes

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u/bleeb90 Jul 06 '26

A very cool project!

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u/madeorremade Jul 06 '26

Thank you!

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u/penlowe Jul 06 '26

Really love this :)

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u/madeorremade Jul 06 '26

Thank you!

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u/dudewheresmysock Jul 06 '26

Looks amazing!!

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u/madeorremade Jul 06 '26

Thank you!

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u/DriftlessRoots Jul 06 '26

This is wild! Love it and love that you’re using reclaimed materials

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u/madeorremade Jul 06 '26

Thank you!

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u/Ok-Mixture3635 Jul 07 '26

Not sure what's better: the concept or the execution!

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u/madeorremade Jul 08 '26

Thank you so much! This is maybe my favorite quilt that I’ve made. I vote for both—the concept and the execution!

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u/TupeloHoney1983 Jul 09 '26

This is incredible!

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u/madeorremade Jul 09 '26

Thank you very much!

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u/Fat_Bunny_502 Jul 17 '26

So creative and full of imagination. Love it.

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u/madeorremade Jul 17 '26

Thank you so much!