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Ed Whitlock's T-Shirt Quilt... the Finish Line is in Sight!

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Holy moly, this thing turned out HUGE! I'm a bit frustrated that it took me so long to finish it up; I picked up the shirts from Ed and Martha over six months ago! It really isn't a complicated quilt, I just get myself into too many things at once. I'm working on that. I'm glad they've been patient with me.  I finally got around to assembling the 10-foot long rows this past week, and I think the quilt top turned out great! The arrangement of the blocks mostly has the effect I was going for, although I just wish that there was a bit more blue punch to the square two right from the center. I tried to arrange the different colored shirts in a pattern that made sense, while still keeping Ed's most meaningful shirts toward the middle. It actually kind of reminds me of a Scrabble board.  I guess we need a bigger garage. I'm sure my hubby would be on board with that. Eh? Maybe, maybe not.  This thing is a beast, though. The quilt top itself w