nightquilter

My best friend just passed away after a battle with cancer,befor she became so weak she told her granddaughter they would make a quilt from all the girls sport tee shirts.(she loves sports) so tonight after church the young lady; who is a friend of my daughter ask me to help her to make this quilt top.Now I need advise, how hard is this to do? Any helpful comments will be welcomed.

cedarvalleyquilts

T-shirt quilts aren't hard to make. Best advice I can give you is to read a few online how-to articles. Here's one link for you to check out: http://quiltbug.com/articles/Tshirt-quilts.htm

Definitely use a stabilizer on the shirts before you start putting the blocks together. It will make it easier to work with...and if you sent it to a LA'er (or quilt it yourself), they/you will find it MUCH easier to quilt.

Be sure to post pics when you've finished it

Christine

tatavw01

if my husband can make them so can you here's a new one he just made. He used the leftover back and sleeve for the sashing. you can do a search on the computer (search t-shirt quilts + tutorials or t-shirt + free pattern) you will get so much. I do the search under images that way I can see the top first. Hope this helps and good luck.

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tatavw01

there is something wrong, here why fusible web (like Steam a Seam or Heat n Bond) to make a T-shirt logo into an iron-on patch. I never heard this, doing this will make the quilt stiff. I have made many of these, I only use a good fusible stabilizer. This is the most important part on making a t quilt.

valleyquiltermo

I have used stablizer and it makes the quilt stif and heavy. I have also made them just using starch. It keeps them stable with out the stifness after washing them and they are much lighter when sewing them together. Much perfer the last option.

gramajo

Check out "How to Make a Too Cool T Shirt Quilt" by Andrea T. Funk. You do not use a stabilizer and can use different-sized logos. Here's one my DD made for me using this book. She found it on Amazon.
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feline fanatic

With or without stabilizer a T-shirt quilt IS heavy.

Regarding stiff, well it totally depends what kind of stabilizer you use. I have used the .99 cent a yard super el cheapo stuff JoAnn's sells and it was OK. I prefer the Pellon lightweight fusible for knits. I'm sure starch, if you use enough of it or a not so diluted mix if you mix your own would also work quite well. But no matter what you will have a very heavy quilt.

curlytop

I have soccer jerseys I'd like to make into a quilt. I appreciate the above comments and links. My concern is that the jerseys are not tee shirt material but a slicker fabric; would you still use cotton fabric for the sashing, etc? Thanks.

soccertxi

I have used both cotton and jersey in a quilt with a cotton batt. I interface with Tricot (a knit fusible interfacing I buy at JoAnns) but I have friends who have used a light weight non woven fusible with good result. Here is a picture of one of my quilts.

Lstew2212

My first T-Shirt quilt I made with a med weight fusible to stabilize the T shirts. My quilt was a little on the heavy side. Instead of the sashing, I did the tie method. Here is a picture:

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This is the size of a lap throw and really easy.