Greetings everyone,

I am new to quilting and am in the middle of my first piecing class. At age 52, I am finally on my way to learning how to quilt!!!!!

I need some suggestions. I want to make a tee shirt quilt for my 8 yr. old grandson. He loves wrestling but I am having a hard time rounding up tee shirts. I have put the word out to everyone I know and have searched the Goodwill stores. I came up with one!

Any suggestions on how to get enough to make a quilt other than buying new shirts?

Thanks,

Metermaid

Welcome on board metermaid. I don't have any wrestling shirts, but maybe somebody else on here will be willing to share. You might also use t-shirts with other things he likes or old shirts he's outgrown. Maybe even mix in a few fabric blocks that have a wrestling theme. Good luck.

Welcome! Usually the problem is TOO MANY tshirts. They are traditionally gathered from the person's personal wardrobe, to retain their sentimental value.

Welcome Metermaid, both to this Forum and to the world of quilting!

A t-shirt quilt of wrestlers...my only thought is to keep combing various Thrift Stores, Ebay, and basically get the word out to your friends. You could buy new t-shirts, though that can get a bit pricey. I wish you the best of luck in finding what you need.
~Tiffany

Welcome to the board and to quilting! You'll find a lot of newbies on here along with some great experienced quilting help!

I'd just recommend ebay or craig's list for looking for t shirts...

Good luck with the shirts and also your quilt!

It is great that you are joining us.. I wanted to let you know I was looking on e-bay for you and this is what I found.. not totally sure what you are looking for but you can check it out.. hope it helps ya.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&catref=C6&f rom=R10&satitle=wrestling+t-shirt&sacat=11450%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=84015&sabfmts=1&ftrt= 1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgt p=

sorry its so long and I want to see some pics when you get done with it. :lol: Again WELCOME!

Another way to go may be to get some iron-on sheets and print wrestler pictures on, then iron on to old t shirts you already have. If you are comfortable with applique, than you could work up a design that way. You would have to stabilize the tshirt fabric, for sure.

Welcome to the board. I know you said you've been looking at goodwill but you could look at www.shopgoodwill.com. the website seems to have a lot of stuff, I'd try e-bay too if I were you. If I come across any, I'll let you know.