I have a customer who is a marathon runner. Some time ago I made her a pillow with an extra shirt she had from the Tokyo Marathon (all I can say is, WOW!)
She asked if I could do something similar with two sweatshirts that belonged to her mom.
She selected the fabrics and sent them all to me – the tie dye and floral flannel for the front and a blue polar fleece for the back. I love the color combinations!
I used a couple plain pieces of sweatshirt and after I had the blanket completed, I noticed a small hole in this sweatshirt. I decided to applique a flower over it.
Although I expected this to be easier than my standard blankets, there is more designing/planning as you go. I try to achieve a balance of shapes and colors. And then you have to get the sizes to work together, so there is always a bit of math involved!
I created a listing for this type of blanket to give options to people who have fewer shirts and you can find it here on my Etsy shop.
It looks amazing. Love the color too!