My 1st T-shirt Quilt
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-This is my 1st t-shirt quilt, there is actually one more row added on to it but I had taken this picture earlier. It is a queen size. The backing will be black(per my friends desire) with a Warm & Natural batting. I intend to put it on my 10' frame with my janome 1600 sewing machine.
-I want to do a meandering pattern since I am not the best free hand person for doing crazy designs haha..Each t-shirt has interfacing behind it. The checkered material is a tish thinner then I wanted but could not find checkered material with big squares like this...So I am thinking I should do a tighter meandering pattern to make sure this all stays together well since its for a teenage boy who I have no idea how hard he is on bedding haha...
-This quilt is really heavy since its soo big and there are 36 t-shirts total all squares measuring 14.5" x 17.5" Since its my 1st one ever is there anything I should be aware of before I put this on my frame and start meandering?
-I bought white (machine quilting thread for the top) and black(machine quilting thread for the backing) I do realize I have to get my tension perfect before I can start going...or should I use different colors of thread? I wanted the backing to blend together so thats why I chose black on black.
-Also will I be ok to meander right through my logos or should I buy a really strong needle?