gingered that is the nicest t-shirt quilt I have ever seen!
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gingered that is the nicest t-shirt quilt I have ever seen!
I came across the idea to cut your T-shirts and mount them on fleece.
I've done a few - not what I call fun. My grandson's quilt had 4 odd-sized shirts so I made them into the center, then the rest went around the outside. Ended up having to make cornerstone blocks to fill it out. Personally, I think you can do whatever you want but if your customer is being specific, sit down with her and go over options before you start cutting. That way, she'll be comfortable with the design too. Here's his quilt - the 2nd pic is the back to give you a better idea of how I did the center 4 shirts. Oh and this was done using Quilt-as-you-Go technique in case you were wondering what those narrow sashings were.
Good Luck !!
Last edited by vickig626; 10-02-2015 at 10:17 AM.
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Kayaker26 thank you so much! It's the first one I've done. It's warm and huge!!
Vicki G I love your quilt! I haven't done the QAUG. I need to try that!
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Ginger
~stitching one thread at a time~
thank you.Originally Posted by gingerd
Life's More Fun with a Doxie !!
Have a Great Day !
Vicki G
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So much depends on the shirts. I made one that included shirts 'from the ages'. These were sized from smallish kids thru high school team shirts. Once they were cut out (and backed), I just had the keep playing with a layout until it felt right. I used a couple of the off spaces for small blocks of fabrics and logos that were memorable for this person. Trying to sash out some of the small sizes would have just looked odd. I have one coming up that is going to be all the same size band/concert shirts. I plan on sashing to make them all the same size (they should all be within an inch of each other. It truly depends of the shirts you are given to work with.
they way i made mine was to add three inch complimentary borders to each logo. then i laid them out anf fiddled around until it was pleasing. because each block had a good three inches to work with, i could cut and trim to fit. then i added a piece down the one side to bring everything into alignment.
i loved how it turned out. so often they look a little...i dunno. metered or something. i feel like this one looks like a quilt that happened to use t-shirts.
breathe deeply and have fun.
aileen
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