I have made several t-shirt quilts now. I have made a "shadow" one like oreo and used all different size blocks. my daughters quilt I even used the printed school logo from warm-up pants down the side border and the small sleeve logos across the top & bottom borders. I wish I could post pics but I have tried -& mostly failed. Some I quilted myself but my daughter's I had long-armed. She did a beautiful job. I used poly-cotton thread on all with no problem. I did learn not to use jersey shirts, I could not get the interfacing stick to it. It was insisted on, now I say no. I say go for it, I'm sure your young man will love it.
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