quiltingshorttimer

definitely need a stabilizer and even with that, with well washed/worn t's, they tend crawl under the long arm if not well fused. it's best if the seams are pressed to the non-t-shirt side too, otherwise you are quilting through 2 layers of t-shirts and fusible.

jmoore

I just finished a t-shirt quilt top and used an iron on stabilizer that I purchased from a LQS and it worked wonderfully... I am now in the midst of making my sandwich (waiting for backing fabric in the mail) but I have not yet decided how to quilt it... not only am I thinking the extra layer of fusible is going to make it tricky but I am lost at what quilting will look good, i.e. meander, swirls, etc. It is a masculine t-shirt quilt.

quiltingshorttimer

I generally SID around the t-shirt edges and then just around the logo(so it's treated like an applique)in thread that matches in color. If the logo is larger than the recommended space for the bat, I'll figure a way to quilt through the logo (unless its one of those stiff plasticy logos). Then I quilt sashing & borders with a design. For men, I'll use wavey lines, wishbones, etc. Check out Angela Walters Shapes book or website for ideas. Or if you don't want to get that involved, just do an all over meander.

quiltingshorttimer

oh--for quilting t-shirt quilts on DSM, use a bigger needle.

Also, if there's a lot of blank space on the t-shirt you can add a design (if you aren't meandering). On one that had a lot of wildcat t's I made some paw prints. I generally avoid heavy quilting on the t blocks as I run into more trouble when I do.