Is there anyone that knows what kind of interface to use behind the block when making a tshirt quilt. Thanks have a blessed day

You definitely want fusible interfacing, and I've heard more than one school of thought on stretchy versus woven. One person I asked (who'd made several T-shirt quilts) said that she used whichever was cheaper that day. ;) If you use woven, it will stabilize the knit fabrics. If you use knit interfacing, put it so that the direction of the stretch is perpendicular to the direction of the T-shirt stretch, and that will help to stabilize it.

I use fusible woven interfacing. It looks like a loosely woven cotton on one side and fusible on the other. I've used it a couple of times--it works well.

Thank You very much I am going to try to make 4 lap quilts out of my grandson's tshirts he was killed in May & his Mom & Dad & sister ask for one hope I can do it .

Please get a pressing cloth too.

I've made several and I use a med. weight iron on interfacing.

Sorry to hear about your grandson

Terrific tees "I Can't Believe It's a T-Shirt Quilt! by Roberta De Luz states. "An absolute must-have is fusible nonwoven interfacing. There are many brands and weights, but a light to medium weight interfacing works best."

Sorry to hear about your grandson. You can do it sewing wise, because you have all your friends here on the board to help.

I wish someone lived closer to me to help I need these to come out very good, Thanks for your help

Please get a pressing cloth too.

I've made several and I use a med. weight iron on interfacing.

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Thanks for the advice about the pressing cloth. I'm just finishing up my first t shirt quilt and have learned the hard way about using a pressing cloth. Nothing catastrophic happened and I'll know better for the next one I make.

I bought one that astually looks like material, lightweight and won't stretch. The clerk at Jo Anns told me this was the best one to use. I suppose you would consider it woven.

I bought one that astually looks like material, lightweight and won't stretch. The clerk at Jo Anns told me this was the best one to use. I suppose you would consider it woven.

I use Pellon 911FF fusible interfacing. I put it on the backside of the T-shirt, and then I dampen another plain T-shirt to place on top of the non-fusible side of the interfacing. It makes a really nice pressing cloth.
I usually buy it at Jo-Ann's on sale for 1.49/yd. I can get two 15" T-shirt blocks out of a yard of interfacing.
I really like the results I have gotten with it so far, but I've seen wonderful results with the woven fusible interfacings too.

My LQS told me the same thing, and I have used it twice succcessfully.

You are going to be fine, but another tip is to not cut out the final t-shirt "square" until after you have ironed on the interfacing. It will be very stretchy and hard to work with.

I'm so sorry about your grandson. My prayers are with the whole family.

Well, after I posted, I went and cut my T-Shirts and ironed the fuseible, trimed my blocks. So far, so good, have to go back and buy some more fuseible

In case you don't know, wash your T-Shirts, do not use fabric softner , do this before you start to trim.

My T-shirts are Betty Boop and I have Betty Boop material for the sashings.

why the pressing cloth? Thanks

I use a non-woven lightweight fusible interfacing. The "non-woven" part keeps the t-shirts from doing any more stretching~

i always use the light weight trico iron on interfacing

I lost one of my granddaughters (Hannah) when she was 5 yrs old. After a year or so I decided to make a quilt in Hannah's memory for my daughter. I tried to incorporate Hannah's favorite things. She like faries, butterflies and her favorite color was pink. The top was the faries in different pastels, the quilitng was butterflies and the back was pink hearts. I was filled with a lot of different emotions while making the quilt but not only was it worth it to make it for my daughter it also helped me. I hope your project helps you and your family.
Janet

I'm so sorry about your grandson. My prayers are with the whole family.

Hi, please accept my prayers for your loss. I've taught a couple of t-shirt quilt classes. I use Pellon 911 fusible. One tip I always teach is buy a teflon pressing sheet. JoAnn's has them and they are available on line. Put the sheet on your ironing board the t-shirt goes on top face down, then the fusible then the damp pressing sheet. The teflon serves 2 uses: 1. it protects your ironing board from the interfacing gunk and 2. it will keep the design on the t-shirt from transferring onto your ironing surface. Last, when you go to quilt, don't quilt across the design if it is plastic or feel like thick paint, if you break its bond with the fabric while quilting it can peel off.

The first one I did, I read all kinds of suggestions but one said to use a wet towel for pressing. What a nightmare.
I talked to the gal at the fabric store and she suggested a pressing cloth, My life became much easier after that.

I've made several t shirt quilts and have used that pressing cloth on each of them.

Here is a good website on an easy way to make a t-shirt quilt. http://usaapp.husqvarnaviking.com/ed...n/pdf/2902.pdf

This what I use and it works great!

Go to your fabric store and tell them what you are making and they will help you get the correct interfacing.

I bought mine at the RagShop (when there was a RagShop) and just bought the packaged kind...as well (like mentioned earlier) the cheapest they had.

It worked just fine.

You can do it! I use Pellon lightweight fusible. It has the little dots on the "glue side". I made 3 t-shirt quilts without the fusible, but this one that I'm making now was stabilized. It's is coming out so much better. Can't wait to get it all together.

So very sorry to hear about your grandson! I'm sure these quilts will be forever treasured and so much appreciated.

I saw several posts saying use pressing cloth. The lady that taught me used freezer paper. It worked great and I used the same piece to make a second t-shirt quilt! Fold the freezer paper, put the interfacing and piece to be 'faced' in between and iron away.

I have made several t-shirt quilts and have tried many different kinds of batting. My favorite is woven, iron-on interfacing. It seems to really help the t-shirt hold the shape YOU want! Enjoy and have fun making a t-shirt quilt! :D

Sorry to hear about your grandson - but think of him as you put your quilt together and somehow the love you feel for him will come out in this quilt....

You can go on line and there are many sites to tell you how to make a tee shirt quilt. I just made my first one and my advice to you is to fuse each sq. on a piece of muslin for the backing, after I made mine I learned of this and think it is a good idea
and also if you are going to quilt it don't quilt in the fusible squares. your thread will break all the time. I just did quilting on the sashings.
This of course was just how I did it there will be many answers to this question I believe.

I prefer the knit fusible. Cut the motif a little larger than the finished block you want to show in your quilt.

The tees stretch right to left. Iron the fusible top to bottom to stabilize the knit. Once it has cooled, then cut the block to size. No rolled edges, they lay down and behave. I also use sashing to help hold the shape of the block/quilt and I tie the ones I make, although the sashing could be quilted.

My favorite for T-Shirt fusing is Pellon 911FF Featherweight.
Also you can go online to Pellon.com and find a chart for all of their fusing/interfacing , and a detail of which product is best for each application. I have printed it out and really comes in handy. The chart I have is for Sew-in and Fusible. I know some people like the heavier weight. Good Luck.

I've made a lot of t-shirt quilts. I use the cheap non-woven iron-on Pellon from JoAnns. I iron it on, cut the t-shirt a bit larger than what I want the finished size to be - when it is quilted the size gets a bit smaller. You will do well with this project. PM me if I can help.

so sorry to hear about your grandson's accident. I have made two t-shirt quilts, and use only tricot interfacing, which works well. I get it at JoAnn's when i have a 50% off coupon

When my granddaughter started off to college, she asked me to make her a quilt using a bunch of the T shirts she'd acquired the last four years, from school things, church things, concerts, etc. I didn't do anything special. I just cut a big square out of the fronts,
including the logos, and sewed them together, and then used batting and one large piece for the back, and it came out good.
I quilted it in fans, about two or three inches apart. It's held up good. She graduated college in May and is teaching math in a nearby high school.

this is exactly what I do!!

I have made4 tee shirt quilts. I like pellon906F interfacing. It is light weight. I am fortunate enough to have a steam iron press, and it works very well. It's from Hancock Fabrics.