Joeysnana

I want to make a T-shirt quilt from my grandsons' little shirts. I know you have to fuse interfacing onto the backs of the shirts to provide stability and less stretching. Most of the shirts have logos or decals on them. Won't they melt when ironing on the interfacing? Is there another way to make a T-shirt quilt?

sharon b

I have never made one, but you don't hold the iron on the interfacing that long and I don't think it would be any worse then the heat from the dryer.

quiltinghere

Never made one but first thought is - turn the t-shirt face down on ironing board then interfacing sticky side down then use pressing cloth to secure.

Joeysnana

That sounds like it would work. Never thought of using a pressing cloth. thanks!

Prism99

Just be sure to use the right kind of interfacing. I like nylon tricot for that sort of thing; just make sure that the stretchiest grainline of the nylon tricot is going along the least stretchy grainline of the t-shirt fabric.

Maride

Press from the back.

craftybear

I created this link for us about t shirt quilts information

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-50599-1.htm

Joeysnana

Thanks so much. I bookmarked it for future reference!

memathomas

has any one ever left the arms on some of the shirts if so how was it done

Mariposa

For interfacing on t-shirt quilts, I use a non-woven one. It keeps the shirt pieces from stretching while sewing. I use a light or medium weight one, and they are great!