Originally Posted by wildyard

One of my favorite things to do with cheater cloth is use it to make borders around the blocks when I make T-shirt quilts. As a rule the shirts are a solid color with a design printed on, so there is room for the added interest and color of the faux quilted designs without detracting from the shirts.

I try to stick with prints that tend to blend in with the shirt color on each one. I have a small collection of these cheater cloth fabrics to use in projects like this. They are sometimes available at thrift stores because sewers don't know what to do with them.