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ragqueen03 05-26-2010 10:16 AM

i have a question to ask. i am thinking of making one for hubby with his concert t-shirts left over from his younger days :) i was thinking of making a border of flannel around the fronts of them and then making the back a rag quilt using his favorite team colors - black and gold. does anyone think this won't work?

ginnie6 05-26-2010 10:35 AM

ok here's a pic of the finished top....still need to figure out borders though. I'll have to go price interfacing and see if its in the budget.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47167-1.htm

All Thumbs 05-26-2010 12:58 PM

Oh, I just looked at your quilt. The blocks are very nice and set at an angle is so interesting. Congrats, it will bring many memories. I am, however, with the lady by the name of Lois (on your other link) and her suggestion of red-blue borders. I am not too keen on the green even for back but if that is what you have available, sometimes that is a must. Does the person have any cotton shirts? The back of the shirts could be cut into plain 12-inch squares and pieced for a backing. That way the fabric would be cotton and thin enough not to be difficult to quilt.

LucyInTheSky 05-26-2010 02:00 PM

I made one without stabilizer. Pain in the tuchus. It stretched, and nothing lined up, yuck. I would suggest trying to cut down on the stretchiness as much as you can

craftybear 05-27-2010 08:10 AM

interesting comments, thanks


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