I go to Hobby Lobby and buy the Gold Grid non-woven (doesn't stretch) which is similar to Pellon's red grid at Joann's but a lot cheaper at HL if you have one - use a 40% off coupon as well. If you'd like to send me an e-mail, I've written up how to do T-shirt quilts into steps ..... have done many of these.

I am sorry to hear of your loss. This will be a difficult quilt to make, I know. My brother passed away last month and I'm hoping I can get thru making a couple of quilts from his clothing for his kids. It won't be easy but the long term is that his daughters/wife will have a bit of comfort from them. My heart goes out to you. [email protected] for contact if you want the info.

I use freezer paper iron it on the back of the tshirt and saw borders on it.

QWLTN FOOL, I am also so sorry for your loss, Yes I would like any information you have in making the tshirt quilts. Thank You ,you can email me at [email protected]

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This is what I use also. It works great! :thumbup:

Thats what I've used...looks like muslin on one side and glue on the other side.

My prayers are with you and your family.

I made a T shirt quilt on commission, I used a light weight fusible interfacing from Jo Anns and it worked very well. The customer was really happy with it.

I have made many t-shirt quilts. I like using "french fuse"
interfacing. It works well some of the others I have used has not held up as well. Always wash t-shirts and DON"T us any fabric softener. I have found it easier to iron on the interfacing before I cut the blocks out. It makes them easier to get them square.

I'm so sorry about your grandson. Our thoughts are with you. Be careful with the print on some tee shirts and your iron. Test them easy to see if they are OK to be ironed.The press cloth is good. The interfacing needs to be fairly light so you don't add a lot of weight and stiffness to the shirts.

Pm me if you need to vent. I am doing a quilt for the parents of the baby they lost the other day.

I have made several T-shirt quilts and have used the light weight fusible Pellon and fusible tricot interfacing. My favorite is the tricot. The heavier interfacings seem to make the blocks heavy and thus the whole quilt heavy. Because of that, I also use a very light batting such as Thermore. When shirts have a number on the back, I have sewn the team name and the number together to make a single block. I have also included computer printed pictures of the team, etc. To finish, I quilted with a medium meander and quilted right over the wording without any problem. Good luck.

I made a t-shirt quilt for my daughter's sorority sister last year. It was the t-shirts her daughter had worn through grade and middle schools. I used a iron on mesh stabilizer. It is like tricot on one side. I just made sure the tricot stretch was pressed on oposite of the t-shirt stretch. Be sure to apply it before you cut the t-shirt block. Made it larger than your finished block will be and then you can trim it to the size you need. I am attaching a picture so you can see how the quilt turned out. Will be anxious to see a picture of your finished project. You will do fine.

Pretty I like the colors too.

that is a good tip !!!

I used Pellon 906F and did not have 'any' stretching at all on my t-shirt quilt.

I know that this is late for an answer. I am just getting to reading all of my e:mails. I have been in and out of the hospital and had surgrey about a month ago so since August 15 I havbeen out of everything that is fun. I have made a number of T-shirt quilts , in fact I am working on one now. I use the woven fusible interfacing and I put the straight grain of interfacing on the stretch grain of T-shirt. I also like to applique pictures of the things that person enjoyed doing or does.
I made a big queen size one for a friend that lost her only son and I put a lot of his pictures of different things on it and she was really surprised but really loved it. Did the same thing to the one that I am doing now. You can e:mail if you wnat I live in Missouri

buttons i would like to email you my email addy is [email protected]