slbram17

I just finished a t shirt quilt, 88 x 102 inches, and it is heavy. I was concerned because it was so heavy. When I spread it out on the bed, I guess the weight is distributed and it is not bad at all. But carrying it folded, it does feel extremely heavy. I used cotton fabric for the backing , along with the fusible intefacing attached to the fronts.

quilter53

Do you use batting.

Barb_MO

If I make the front and back with T-shirts I wouldn't use regular batting but rather a very low loft, or even none at all because both back and front would have the Pellon interface ironed on. I'll make a test since I have some shirts I could cut up and Pellon. Let you know how it work tomorrow.

DACO48

Just finished squaring up one today. I did not use any stabilizer on my shirts. I took a class and the teacher does not use it. I used fleece on mine. Turned out great, but I agree they are really heavy.

MsHeirloom

I've done several quilts with t-shirts on the front and back. I used fusible knit interfacing on all the t-shirts. Some young people have way too many "important" shirts for just one side! The quilts were rather heavy and I did use a moderately thick batting. I had no trouble quilting it on my DSM- Janome 6600.

misseva

I made a T-shirt quilt for my granddaughter and since I didn't have any fusible interfacing I ironed freezer paper on the parts I wanted to use. Didn't remove it until I sewed all the blocks together. Worked fine for me. Used regular cotton backing material & puffy polyester batting. Also used cotton (in her school colors) for sashing.

Townmama

I am saving all the t shirt backs to make t shirts for American Girl Dolls!