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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1658)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 11:39
I'm cleaning out Cole's closet and dresser today. He has so stinking much. I take stuff to the Salvation Army or Goodwill but what about the good things you can't possibly part him ?? I have a few tshirts I just can't give away - St Jude tshirts that he has just worn out but I want to save, then I have one very special one. I found the tshirt Cole was wearing when he went to the hospital to be admitted for his surgery. This is the last shirt the 'old' Cole wore - I know it seems strange or maybe weird to be so attached to it - but part of our son changed so drastically with that surgery - things we will never get back sort of died during that hospital stay. the clothes he wore in the hospital after that are all gone - they remind me of how sick he was - but this ONE reminds me of what he used to be. I canNOT part with it.
But what do I do with it, besides keep it? anything cool? any ideas? for now, it'll just be in the box of baby clothes I couldn't give up but I would just love to be able to do something with it - something meaningful.
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tallynt
Favorite SISter (8080)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 12:52
Currently, I have a box of clothes that I can't part with for whatever reason - none quite the same as yours just sitting in storage.
But I did make a shadow box for my children for their birth and each contains the hat given from the hospital, the shirt from the hospital, a photo and the wrist bands, etc. You could do something like that.
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krissie
Favorite SISter (6057)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 14:13
I just have one little one and she is 2. So I have boxed up everything and until I know what the next one will be (which should be in Feb or March) I am going to hang on to them. If this baby is a boy, I will be giving them a way because by the time I have another baby, those clothse will be 6 years or older and I like current styles. 2 or 3 years old is fine, but with a girl, I just gotta have all the new frilly things! ;)
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gigi
Favorite SISter (8595)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 14:39
i have one of those boxes of baby clothes that i just can't bear to part with...stuff that was special when each of my three were wee ones...
i haven't really thought of what to do with it until now...
hmm....have you thought of making a little pillow out of that sweet t-shirt? you could back it with soft felt & stitch some hearts & then keep it out for you to see & treasure & remember...
& the shadowbox sounds like a great idea too....
wow...i have tears in my eyes typing this...
i guess it isn't so strange to have feelings about clothes :)
& it seems cole's tee is pretty special
xoxoxoxo
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julie99
Vogue SISter (3984)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 15:14
I am saving t-shirts to have made into a quilt. My aunt did that with my cousin's clothes and sent the quilt with them to college. They both LOVED it and I plan to do the same. They can wrap up in all of their memories from home, even though they are far away. (tears)
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cricket
Favorite SISter (5613)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 16:10
Julie, I'm doing the same thing. I've saved all my dd's t-shirts in the hopes of one day having a tshirt quilt made for her with them...
smiles,
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gigi
Favorite SISter (8595)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 16:48
They can wrap up in all of their memories from home, even though they are far away. (tears)
that is such a phenomenal idea...
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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1658)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 17:25
that is a great idea - the quilt would be great!! but i don't know how long it would take me to save enough shirts or to make a quilt myself. i did thing about the pillow and that may work better since it's just one shirt for now. oh it's so hard!! lol
and Gigi - you don't even look old enough to have three kids - did you have them all at once? lol
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lpmkate
Favorite SISter (9453)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 17:41
I sell stuff on ebay and donate a lot...but have been keeping stuff to make quilts. Not knit stuff but regular cotton stuff (like dresses and boys button down shirts, crib sheets etc).
I have seen gorgeous quilts made with this stuff. Not a big quilt - think throw size. It's something I plan on doing when my kids are finally all in school and I have nothing but time....yeah right!!!! Or maybe something I'll do and give them when they are older...not sure.
But I do have a few items that I won't be able to cut into ever...favorite things that will turn yellow in a box. One day when I pull out the striped overalls that are 0/3M to show my son (he'll be an adult) he'll look at me like I'm nuts and toss them. Crazy what we save...oh well!!
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kitleen
Favorite SISter (6534)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 18:39
Ahhh....Julie is doing what I am. (we are somewhat alike, no?!? lol!)
Quilting is my other love. It's taken a back burner lately to scrapping. But, I still have all the stuff and I keep my running t-shirts to make into a quilt, and the kid's special clothes. Someday.....
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missmoxie
Model SISter (2541)
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# Posted: 28 Nov 2007 18:49
i love t-shirt quilts, especially if you just do a simple one and use fleece as the back lining. so comfy and awesome. plus, it is something you can use forever!
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scrapprincess2002
Model SISter (2651)
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# Posted: 29 Nov 2007 10:44
well my kiddos both have a hugh plastic bin with baby things all the way up till nowds 11yrs dd5 yrs each year they add a fav out fit shirt what ever they wanna save brie has a few toys she saved from her toddler years bryce has some baby toys but this way when they have a baby of there own they have some keepsakes to use wish i had had that mom was a clean freak so it was gone no clutter in her house
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allison11
Vogue SISter (3685)
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# Posted: 29 Nov 2007 11:07
if you just have that one shirt, you could get those lp or scrapbook frames and put your shirt in that frame.
when my grandfather died, i did that for each of my cousins (who lived with him). this way, they still have that piece of him, and it's on display, not in a box somewhere.
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ajw472
Favorite SISter (6964)
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# Posted: 29 Nov 2007 11:12
really great ideas, SISters! i have a box of t-shirts my daughter has worn, and am planning to make a quilt for her. would love to use denim for the back, since that is pretty much what she wears every day!
a couple of weeks ago i embellished a little pocket from a pair of jeans she wore when she was about 3. i plan to use it on a layout and insert a tag with journaling.
hth!
angie
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gigi
Favorite SISter (8595)
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# Posted: 29 Nov 2007 23:09
and Gigi - you don't even look old enough to have three kids - did you have them all at once? lol
i'm irish...
we work quick...lol
& that acid wash action used in my avitar is a total wrinkle remover...
could replace oil of olay ya know ;)
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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1658)
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# Posted: 30 Nov 2007 07:50
LOL :)
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momof3crazies
Model SISter (2637)
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# Posted: 30 Nov 2007 08:16
Has anyone tried the tshirt quilt????
I amde ome for my son with all his tshirts from various sports and vacation bible school programs!
He sleeps with it every single night and now we have it for safe keeping!
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