Originally Posted by Val in IN

I used lightweight cotton fusible interfacing. I slit the sides of the shirt, cut the sleeves off, then slit the shoulder seams all the way. Then I took the part of the t-shirt that I wanted to use on the quilt (in my case it was the fronts of the shirts) and ironed the interfacing on the reverse side of the design on the t-shirt, a little larger than the square that I wanted to cut it. Then I layed the template on the front, centered over the design, and rotary cut around it. Then you add sashing and borders. Your quilt top is done. Hope this helped.