Originally Posted by Beachbound
I have been asked to take some T Shirts of my DH'd friend and make a quilt from them. First would you tie the quilt or machine quilt it (stitch in the ditch?) and what would you charge to make it? I don't know yet what size/how many shirts she wants so any ideas would be helpful. Thanks!
Hi, I just posted pics of the memorial tee shirt quilt I just completed for a friend. Here is the link
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-108249-1.htm
The one I did was QAYG. I did FMQ on each square, with a different quilting design, after outlining the designs on the shirts. It took me 5 months to do, working almost every evening for a few hours (I work full time). I was very careful with each and every step, since these shirts were entrusted to me by my dear friend, in memory of her son, and thus were irreplaceable.
I made 15" finished squares, and 36 of them made a 90x 90" quilt. If you need more information, please feel free to PM me.
When I try to calculate the time spent and the batting and new fabric for the backing and sashing, I don't think anyone would want to pay what I would have to charge for a quilt like this!