I don't know about you, BUT, our kids, over the years have collected TONS of T-shirts, programs, or playbills from sporting events, dance concerts, drama productions, youth conferences, marching band shows, jazz festivals, forensic competitions, rock concerts, etc. etc. that were eventually grown out of or just not worn anymore, or put in a history book/box at one point or other.
But if you think about it, all of these material memorabilia items show a veritable history of your or your child's life through the years of activities that they've been involved in.
If you haven't already thrown them out or given them away, you may want to consider PRESERVING them as follows:
What we did was create a quilt using the T-shirts and other images put onto T-shirts -
1) Collect all memory laden T-shirts/clothing, performance programs etc.
2) Have all items/images not already on material (a T-shirt) taken to a printing shop to have printed onto the smallest T-shirt that the image will fit on (cheaper than buying a large size, since you won't be wearing it anyway) Note: the printers may offer their own T-shirts that they can print on, or you may be able to provide T-shirts (in colors you choose) that you purchase less expensively somewhere else - just check with the printers first.
3) Cut images from T-shirts using the same dimensions for each square
4) Choose border material that you'll use to surround each of the squares (my daughter chose racing flag checks)
5) Clip and strip border material in desired widths and sew, or have someone sew them around the squares.
6) Quilt top, batting, and bottom material (we used the same material as the borders) together, by tying together at the corners of the image squares and then finishing by sewing the edges of the quilt together as desired. (Or you can sew the top and bottom of the quilt together without the batting, but before sealing up the last edge, insert a twin-sized old, used but clean, quilt you already have ...more like a duvet cover instead - then tie it all together in the corners of each square - we used yarn and big buttons.)
Not only does this quilt become a memory PRESERVE documenting your child's adventures, giving them a sense of accomplishment and importance, but it becomes an heirloom as well.
What kid wouldn't love to be able to look at and wonder about their parent's or grandparent's adventures when they were involved in all of the activities represented on a quilt?
But if you think about it, all of these material memorabilia items show a veritable history of your or your child's life through the years of activities that they've been involved in.
If you haven't already thrown them out or given them away, you may want to consider PRESERVING them as follows:
What we did was create a quilt using the T-shirts and other images put onto T-shirts -
1) Collect all memory laden T-shirts/clothing, performance programs etc.
2) Have all items/images not already on material (a T-shirt) taken to a printing shop to have printed onto the smallest T-shirt that the image will fit on (cheaper than buying a large size, since you won't be wearing it anyway) Note: the printers may offer their own T-shirts that they can print on, or you may be able to provide T-shirts (in colors you choose) that you purchase less expensively somewhere else - just check with the printers first.
3) Cut images from T-shirts using the same dimensions for each square
4) Choose border material that you'll use to surround each of the squares (my daughter chose racing flag checks)
5) Clip and strip border material in desired widths and sew, or have someone sew them around the squares.
6) Quilt top, batting, and bottom material (we used the same material as the borders) together, by tying together at the corners of the image squares and then finishing by sewing the edges of the quilt together as desired. (Or you can sew the top and bottom of the quilt together without the batting, but before sealing up the last edge, insert a twin-sized old, used but clean, quilt you already have ...more like a duvet cover instead - then tie it all together in the corners of each square - we used yarn and big buttons.)
What kid wouldn't love to be able to look at and wonder about their parent's or grandparent's adventures when they were involved in all of the activities represented on a quilt?
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