Originally Posted by
Linda Renfro
I have a friend that asked if I could make a t-shirt quilt for her daughter's husband. I have never made one before so I'm asking all you great people to give me some hints, suggestions and any words of wisdom, before I decide if I'm going to do this. They have 15 jerseys, pennies and t-shirts, so I already know they are not going to be the same size which sounds like a problem already, lol Any help would be appreciated.
I have made at least 40 T-shirt quilts for people using T-shirts, Blue Jeans, Shorts, Robes & even Tank Swimming Suits. I tell my customers to wash everything using NO FABRIC SOFTENER (liquid or dryer sheets) because I use a Pellon fusible Easy Knit EK130 interfacing on the backs of the T-shirts to keep them from stretching when they are quilted & the interfacing will not fuse properlyif softeners are used.
I usually cut the T-Shirts to the largest design of the shirt to make the blocks uniform in size. I make 6 different layouts & have many satisfied customers.
I hope this information was helpful.
Mary C