Muddy Waters Quilt

This is the first quilt I made with “upcycled” materials. Rather than do much planning, I just jumped in and cut several thrift-store shirts into long strips and then assembled blocks in a modified log cabin style of construction. A bit haphazard in the design, the quilt reminds me of rivers – and due to the soft and low-contrast colors of the shirts, muddy ones. As I was deconstructing the clothing, I noticed from the manufacturers’ tags that all were made overseas, making me think of the winding journey it took for the fabric to cross my path.

Muddy Waters Quilt by Katie Longsmith, 2019 / Size: 60″ x 60″ / 100% cotton fabric from thrift-store shirts / modified Log Cabin block / baptist fan quilting design