making a Tshirt quilt
05-14-2011, 04:22 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by Carol J.
I have made two T-shirt quilts for people, one using the interfacing and sewing the blocks together with sashing but the second one had so many different sized emblems. I cut them out of the shirts larger than needed, put interfacing on the back of each one and cut them into neat shapes. I used fabric glue to hold them in place, not on the edges, just enough to secure them to a large piece of fabric and then machine stitched them in a decorative manner.
The man who ordered the second one, cried when I had it done, the Harley Davidson shirts belonged to his wife. The first one still hangs on the wall of the woman who went on bicycle marathons, I was told.
Carol J.
The man who ordered the second one, cried when I had it done, the Harley Davidson shirts belonged to his wife. The first one still hangs on the wall of the woman who went on bicycle marathons, I was told.
Carol J.
05-14-2011, 04:44 AM
#33
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I might have taken a picture of it, will look around. I did that some years ago.
Making a t-shirt quilt is a trip down memory lane and I have met people who think it is the pits as far as making quilts. They do not realize that each one is made with love and for love.
I have used the second method to make a banner for our EGA guild, each piece given by a member for the banner was a different size, that I do have a picture of. Arranged in a coordinating manner, one can machine or hand applique odd shaped items to a solid background.
Carol J.
Making a t-shirt quilt is a trip down memory lane and I have met people who think it is the pits as far as making quilts. They do not realize that each one is made with love and for love.
I have used the second method to make a banner for our EGA guild, each piece given by a member for the banner was a different size, that I do have a picture of. Arranged in a coordinating manner, one can machine or hand applique odd shaped items to a solid background.
Carol J.
05-14-2011, 04:57 AM
#34
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I am so sorry for your loss. What a wonderful way to remember him though. I just finished a tshirt quilt and the main thing is to use iron on interfacing on the backs of the tshirts. you can either iron on before cutting them or after...I prefer after and cut to fit. Also, if you don't want to do tons of math, measure and write down all your design sizes...then cut all tshirts to the largest dimensions or peice the smaller designs together to make it the same size as the largest dimensions. This way you will have all the same size blocks to work with and sashing is easier. Good luck.
05-14-2011, 04:58 AM
#35
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I am sorry for your loss. I've made several t-shirt quilts here are my tips:
1. interfacing Pellon 911 (use a coupon at Joann's n buy the bolt)
2. get a teflon (or silicon) applique sheet. This lays on top of your ironing board, place the t-shirt face down on it when you iron the interfacing on the back. The sheet does 2 things, it stops the decal/printing/picture on the t-shirt from melting into the ironing board; and, two it keeps the gunk from the interfacing from getting on your ironing board.
3. to clean the iron after you are done, place a sheet of bounce dryer sheet on a cheap piece of fabric (muslin) and while the iron is hot run it across the sheet/fabric layer, do this a couple of times using each sheet only once, it will clean almost 100% of the stuff off your iron.
good luck and God bless
1. interfacing Pellon 911 (use a coupon at Joann's n buy the bolt)
2. get a teflon (or silicon) applique sheet. This lays on top of your ironing board, place the t-shirt face down on it when you iron the interfacing on the back. The sheet does 2 things, it stops the decal/printing/picture on the t-shirt from melting into the ironing board; and, two it keeps the gunk from the interfacing from getting on your ironing board.
3. to clean the iron after you are done, place a sheet of bounce dryer sheet on a cheap piece of fabric (muslin) and while the iron is hot run it across the sheet/fabric layer, do this a couple of times using each sheet only once, it will clean almost 100% of the stuff off your iron.
good luck and God bless
05-14-2011, 05:12 AM
#37
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So sorry about your lost. Making the t-shirt quilt I hope will help in the healing process. I recently made a memory quilt with my niece's mother's clothing. she died from lung cancer. It was a challenge but similar to a t-shirt quilt. You have to back the tshirt piece that you use with stablizer. I have also made 2 t-shirt quilts. cut the front of the t-shirt as large as you can. When I did mine I cut the front as a 12-1/2" square and tried to use all of the "logo". Smaller ones, I made 4-1/2' squares and put 4 of those together to make up the finished 12-1/2" block.
I sewed sashing around the blocks. I had them hand-quilted by an amish women and they came out great. sending along a pic of the menory quilt which is similar and hope it helps. thoughts and prayers are for you.
I sewed sashing around the blocks. I had them hand-quilted by an amish women and they came out great. sending along a pic of the menory quilt which is similar and hope it helps. thoughts and prayers are for you.
05-14-2011, 05:38 AM
#39
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So very sorry for your loss.. I just finished 3 T-shirt quilts for my son. After doing one several years ago I wanted something faster. These I made as a "once and done", using a fusable fleese instead of a interfacing and batting. You can PM me and I can try and send you detailed directions. Also go to a Once and done websight and look at how the blocks are done. I did have to make my own template since I wanted 12" blocks.
05-14-2011, 05:58 AM
#40
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sorry to hear of your loss. A quilt with be a good memory cover. I made one for a niece using Tshirts from her years in grad school. I ironed on stabilizer on fronts and backs before cuting the squares (rectangles). I used scraps as the shashing strips. After i finished I saw a tv show (don't recall demonstrator) where they placed the tshirt logos on a sheet of premarked stabilizer then folded one row over the other and seamed. May have been easier. however, they used all same size squared ..My guilt had various sizes of t shirt logos.
Have fun creating and God bless your family.
Have fun creating and God bless your family.
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