alisonquilts

I'm working on a T shirt quilt for someone and I am trying to keep the budget down, so I have been very careful with fabric quantities, just getting enough for the various components, with none to spare! And the fabrics we've gone with for sashing, borders and backing are all flannels, which has led to its own issues...but that's another story.

I am pondering using some of the blank backs from the shirts as binding material. I have a ton of black shirts, all good quality, heavyweight knits. Has anyone used these as binding before? Was their insane stretchiness an issue? Should I stabilize them with fusible first? I'm thinking they would wear well...certainly better than the shirt-weight flannel I am using for the backing!

Any ideas?

Thanks.
Alison