Originally Posted by
klswift
...you have to lay them out and adjust. Only then will the colors make sense and balance. If you don't have a design wall, lay them out on the bed. I would use a sheet on the bed of a similar color to what your sashing will be.
That's been figured out for me. The tee shirts commemorate a charity run that began in 1994, so I'm planning to line them up chronologically, starting in the upper-left corner. As long as I'm going to orient all the squares (or rectangles) in the same direction, I might as well continue to be orderly with the dates. As I mentioned originally, quilts with words on them aren't that appealing to me, so I have to be diligent not to give this project short shrift. The sashing is all the same (it's what I'd call 'technicolor batik'). It was a fabric I chose and will help to unify the colors; they're pretty well distributed over the years anyway. The back is another story. It was the choice of the person for whom I'm making the quilt and "unspeakably hideous" is too kind a description. Oh well, when it's hung up that side will be against the wall - which will probably shrink away in horror.
Originally Posted by
maviskw
What about all the left over tee-shirt pieces? Any use for them? ... infinity scarves with circles of knit cut from tee-shirts...Another thing to do with the sleeve is to make a holder for your foot control...Keeps the controller from scratching your sewing machine bed when traveling with it.
Genius! I'm glad I asked. Great suggestions.