Ive made t shirt quilts both ways but its too hard to machine or LA without stabilizer!!! Ended up just leaving as was... a lot of t shirt quilts you send in to companies don't top quilt, they just pillowcase and leave it . I would think using strips to shadow sides would work, don't see why not. If you have enough blue jeans could make an all blue jean quilt. Would be heavy though. Good luck, show us what you make!