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01-08-2015, 06:07 AM

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GrannieAnnie

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Originally Posted by shy

I am making a tee shirt quilt for senior graduation..her colors are grey royal blue..black..should say school colors..I have all her tee shirts and have made 5_6 other ones..so that isn't new to me..my problem is I have 4 different size tee shirts..as my gg is very small she has extra small to extra large shirts..which leaves me with 17x 17 pieces..to 14x14 pieces..I could not cut them bigger or for the bigger ones smaller without ruining the designs..or with the small ones..not enough material..my thought was to take the biggest size then put a marble grey strip around all the others..so all of them would be one size block when done..then put them in rows..what worries me is..Since they are all different size the blocks will match up..but the tee shirts will not be in straight lines..no matter how I arrange them..do u think it will throw the whole quilt off to look at..I thought I would ask..Before just doing..like I usually do..also thought of just sewing them on material at odd angles..I have a poke a dot print of all the right colors to set the quilt off with it as a border..any ideas are welcome...thanks to all who answer.

Don't see a problem. All you have to do is to put a border on the smaller ones until they are also 17 x 17. You've got tons of scraps from the backs.

01-08-2015, 06:12 AM

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Mariposa

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You could purposefully make the blocks staggered, adding various strips of fabrics around each. Maybe even make some of them tipped also....

01-08-2015, 06:30 AM

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shy

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Thanks for the picture Katier..this what I sort of had in mind..cute quilt

01-08-2015, 06:32 AM

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shy

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Thanks Barbara..for the picture..

01-08-2015, 06:34 AM

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shy

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Thanks all for the thoughts and pictures..I wasn't worry about the way to get the blocks the same size..just how it would look ..and u all answer that..thanks!

01-09-2015, 03:58 AM

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paoberle

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I have made several t-shirt quilts fior my granddaughters with t-shirt/clothing designs as small as 3 inches to ones that are the entire block. Some of my blocks may contain two or three designs from different t-shirts. I put borders around each design to complement each individual t-shirt. My finished block size depends on the size of the largest t-shirt design used, usually 15 or 16 inches. I think the finished quilt has a lot more character and interest that the ones with the t-shirts all the same size. It's fun to look at the finished quilt and discover all the different designs.

01-09-2015, 11:58 AM

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farmquilter

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I used shirt backs to make some blocks larger, also as a long narrow filler for a pant leg block. Because this was also a memory quilt I made a tiny t-shirt with pocket, from a t-shirt our son wore. Turned out real cute and our blocks were a lot of different sizes and the logo's from sleeves were grouped into one block.
Her younger sister is collecting her shirts for her graduation quilt. Will also make a tiny shirt for the next one.
Make sure you stabilize each pieced block as one unit.
Can't wait to see your project.

01-09-2015, 06:38 PM

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IBQUILTIN

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I would measure the largest block, then add sashing to the others so that everything is even. If you want to also add sashing to the largest block, do that one first so you know your final measurements. Also be sure to add seam allowances

01-09-2015, 07:16 PM

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nlpakk

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Originally Posted by katier825

I added different sized borders to each tee shirt to make them all the same size. Then I used a wiggly stripe fabric as sashing to help tie the different colors shirts together. It might help to draw out on paper the different sizes you have and then figure what the largest is, to help figure how much you need to add for borders.

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This is basically what I did too. I had a very small logo from one shirt and three very large ones and I did not want to eliminate any of those so figured out I needed 18" blocks, then added sashing, the largest logos had very narrow sashing and wider sashing for the smaller logos. It turned out great but it was frustrating at first trying to figure out how to do it. I think my avatar is my t shirt quilt, or it was.

01-09-2015, 08:43 PM

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Dlsun

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]505447[/ATTACH]I had similar problem with my daughters quilt. I made bigger borders around smaller t shirt prints. Making all the Same seize block. Her shirts were from when she was three years old thru high school. Good luck.

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