Watch out for the Tsunami

This Tsunami is not the weather event with large waves that can be harmful. The harm can be caused when opponents come up against another potential danger, a volleyball Tsunami.

Tsunami is the name adopted for an Atlanta area volleyball organization for girls. They provide opportunities to play and learn through camps and clinics. They offer coaching opportunities for adults who are interested in making a contribution to the club. Tsunami is the second oldest volleyball club in the Atlanta area and continues to grow and improve with each new season. There is more about the organization here.

This quilt was one of two created for a long-time volleyball champion and coach of the organization. She had saved all of her coaching and team shirts over the years, and didn’t want to donate or part with them as they had so much meaning for her. She reached out for us to make a t-shirt quilt from her collection. So, together we went through all of the decisions needed to craft a special keepsake.

There are many decisions the first being how do you want your quilt to look. She selected Masonry style where the shirts are all cut into squares or rectangles and then arranged into a computer design for the customer to approve. The design becomes our pattern for creation and includes fabric colors. She selected white and blue. Once the design is approved then we start cutting and making the quilt. The result is shown below.

Another important decision is the quilting. Quilting makes it a quilt! She selected a volleyball design and silver thread. The volleyballs pop on the royal blue fabric. The quilting is important as quilting is functional in that there are 3-4 layers to the quilt and it the quilting holds all of the layers together. Quilting is decorative in that it adds an artistic swash of personalization. The quilting design can be whatever you like. Our customer chose to go with volleyballs that you can see all over the quilt.

If you have been holding on to your t-shirts, we’re happy to help create something beautiful for you, too. Our quilts all include a design created to your specification and your choice of fabrics, thread and quilting design. I’ll be your personal concierge and will walk you through everything and be in touch until the quilt is completed to your satisfaction. It’s your quilt and should turn out exactly as you expect.