I am retired in California, have sewn all my life but new to quilting. As I read some of your posts I see that I am in good, experienced company and hope to learn alot from all of you.

My son wants me to turn his many college tee shirts into a quilt and I have not worked with this fabric in quilts. Any advice to the beginner? What did you use on the back and for sashings?
How do you keep it from stretching? Thanks for your input.

Marny,
Welcome from North Carolina! We are glad to have you here!

I can't help you with the t-shirt quilts but have seen many pictures here of them.I know someone will be here soon to give you some tips but in the meantime go up to the top and click on search then type in t-shirt quilts or t-shirt and see what comes up. I know they're here somewhere.

Marny...I just did a search for T-shirt quilts this is a few of the links I found...just click on the links..hope this helps

Lots of good info about t-shirt quilts including a tutorial just scroll down the page-

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-84987-1.htm


pictures- http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-103938-1.htm

pictures- http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-127238-1.htm

Welcome from Alabama.

Thanks so much. It's nice to hear others are spending so much time on the computer looking for quilts!

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Hello Marny, welcome from northern California!

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Welcome from new england lots on here have made t shirt quilts so I know you will get lots of help

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Happy quilting.

Hello Marny and welcome from Australia, I am sure that you will get some wonderful advice re your query. There are many talented and generous members here.

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Hello, and welcome to the board from WV. You have dropped into "quilter's heaven".

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Hello from Kansas. I have many t shirts that I want to make a quilt with too. But have not done it yet, too many other UFO's

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Hi Marny!
I just made a Tshirt quilt for each of my daughters and I used iron on interfacing on the back of each of the Tshirt panels to stabilize them. I used flannel to back the quilts which my daughters just loved....it made them so warm and cozy! This was a fun project...good luck and hope you enjoy doing it!

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Have made many t-shirt quilts you need to stabilize them I first cut them to the size I need the use iron on stabilizer, the last one my daughter and I made we used fleece instead of batting made it so nice and warm and my GD loved it, have fun

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I am sure someone here knows how to do exactly what you need!