gingerd

I've made 1 tshirt quilt and love it. It was for my daughter so I wasn't too concerned about the amount of money for it.

I have a friend whose husband died suddenly. I would like to offer to make her a quilt with his shirts, however the cost is overwhelming.

What I did for my daughters is I just purchased a bolt of fabric. It was a little more than 9 yards. It worked out great. I was able to do the sashing and backing with it. I have about a yard or so left over.

How do I calculate how much fabric I need to make another one? I don't have a huge stash of fabric.

What I did on my daughters--mounted the shirts, cut them leaving about an inch on each side of the design. Sashed each square so within a row they were the same size. Then, within a column they were the same width. It worked and like I said I love it and so does my daughter. But the amount of fabric......

Any tips I'd appreciate! I'd be more than willing to have her come with me to purchase the fabric, but how much??? How do I figure that out.

Thanks