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Old 12-16-2010, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltjoey
Originally Posted by Val in IN
The secret to t-shirt quilts is to iron on the fusible interfacing FIRST, before you cut. That takes care of the stretching problems. I made one for my stepson. I went to the local glass shop and asked them to cut me a 16" piece of plexiglass, they did, no problem (cheap too). I laid the template on the interfaced t-shirt and zip-zap I had nice squares, all the same size. I did sash them but only because I thought it needed color.
What type of fusible interfacing do you use? I have T-shirts from my twins who are now 22. I would love to make a quilt for each of them. But don't really know how to start cutting out the designs on the shirts. Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much
Lightweight. The brand I got is Pellon.
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