My ex-husband’s brother’s ex-wife’s son-from-her-second marriage (got that?) will be 18 this year. He’s played soccer most of his young life and his mom wanted to commemorate that with a quilt made from allllllllll his jerseys which she’d saved.
She’s not especially crafty so doesn’t necessarily understand that sewing is not exactly the same as quilting. 
She asked me if she could commission me to do it, though, and since I had made a few tee shirt memory quilts I said I would!
She also sent a fleece blanket that has been printed with his team picture/trading card one year which I used along with black fleece to for the back. Because fleece is warm and thick-ish and they life in a hot climate, I decided not to use batting. This enabled me to just barely quilt it which is better for my machine and sanity. I used a “technique” I call Stitch In And Around The Ditch. Ahem.
I only had to piece one block which was nice - except I miscounted and thought I had to piece three. This one included a piece from his mom’s Team Manager shirt which she asked I include in an inconspicuous way. I think I accomplished that - it’s the blue strip.
There were a few pieces that were not jerseys including this sweatshirt with a pocket. I left the sides of the pocket open for fun - maybe a remote, tissues, or protein bar can go in there? 
Because I ended up with a couple of extra blocks, I threw together a throw pillow cover to include as a surprise. Mom had requested that I send back any big scraps in case she wanted to make something for herself later - which I did - but if she wanted she could also keep the throw pillow cover for herself.
I sewed the sides together so that the strips ran perpendicular. It fits a 15" pillowform snugly and closes with a zip from stash.
It’s always satisfying to see the results with these memory quilts, but man I kind of dread doing them. That’s why I only do them when asked, but everyone I’ve done them for just LOVES them, so it’s nice to know that the effort is appreciated and used!
ADDENDUM: This is the largest I’ve done and is about a full/queen in US sizes. Approx 72" x 86" (183cm x 218cm)
