T-Shirt left-overs?
#12
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Washington
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Your quilt is awesome. The strips would be good for a rug, like you said. Weavers can use them too. If they were cut into squares you could make another solid t-shirt quilt and I bet that would look nice too.
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Louisville, KY
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I have seen the cutest things made out of "old" parts of t-shirts: scarves, cute little skirts for girls, pants (long legging-type and shorts), other shirts, hats, head bands. They are sewn together in pieces to make whatever. They look like stripes or blocks of different colors. They are so soft, cute and wearable! I wish I had a picture of one but I don't; sorry.
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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if you draw lines on a piece of fabric (anything really), and sew a strip of tshirt to the line, in the center of the tshirt piece. go all the way down the line, as close as you want. sweep them to one side, and move to the next line -- I think I did mine about an inch apart . . . it makes a rag rug, and it is so easy! you can make the 'shag' as loose or as tightly woven as you'd like. I used an ugly rug, and 're-covered' it!
the quilt is gorgeous, as mentioned! =)
the quilt is gorgeous, as mentioned! =)
#16
Here is a trick, cut off the knots, then take the ends of each piece, fold it over so you have about an inch folded back and cut a small slit into the center of the cut so basically it looks like a button hole in the end of the strip. Then slide one cut end through the hole and pull the long end through to catch the fabric and pull. it's a quick way to attach the strips without the bulk of the knot. Now, you are ready to crochet or you can braid and zig zag the braids together to create a rug. Or, you can make a simple rug frame by nailing some wood together into a frame the size of the quilt. Wrap the warp with heaving cord or Peaches and Cream cotton yarn and braid down the cords to make a quick rug. There are so many possibilities! Search Youtube for videos! I wish I had your stash of teeshirt scraps! How fun!
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