I have done a few t-shirt quilts, I have used two different ways n in either I have not used stabilizer.. maybe I am cheap and don't want to buy it.. First ones I did I used the Jean Circle Quilt method. Cutting old jeans to circles n the area I wanted to use on the t-shirt. Second method I used was t-shirt n flannel n did the t-shirt rag quilt. Both methods I feel are heavy n don't need stabilizer. Both methods were easy for me. Each person I made then for were very please. I did get both methods threw YouTube. Wish I had pictures to show but I lost all my pictures.