quiltingshorttimer

oh--as far as price, a local shop that does MANY t-shirt quilts charges $20/shirt---I figured that against my 9cents/sq inch and with a smaller quilt their price is better--with a large quilt mine is better. But don't undercharge yourself--lots of materials (everyone assumes that since they provide the shirts that's all that's needed! And fused stabilizer comes on bolts that are something like 24" wide--so you either get lots of waste or have to piece it) and I find it pretty labor intensive. And remember--you should be charging for that design time too

mjsylvstr

Did one...it was my first and my last.........need I say more?

lakekids

I have made about 5 quilts using the Too Cool T-Shirt Quilt method, also. I also did not use interfacing. I really don't understand the issue that people have with making them. I bought the templates for the Too cool T-shirts.With these it is just a matter of determining the layout - since all pieces are in increments of 4 inches (plus seam allowance) - 4 x 4, 4 x 8, 4 x 12, 4 x 16, 8 x 8, etc. This way you get to customize the size of pieces to the logos on the quilts.

I enjoy making them.

mjsylvstr

[ATTACH=CONFIG]533665[/ATTACH]this is the one & only T-shirt quilt I have made.....and I do believe that it going to be the last one ever made also. It has 53 original Harley-Davidson T-shirts, HD ladies & children's also...anything and (almost) everything is HD............. I also used the TooCool pattern and loved doing it at the time but it seemed to go on forever! I used all sizes from the 4x4 to the 16x16 inches squares......I included his group patches for some of the 4x8" blocks. When I ran out of smaller things, I took photos to his motorcycle and of him and friends. In it also is my granddaughter's little HD pocketbook, I took the back off the purse, sewed just the front onto a block and shortened the shoulder strap to fit the block. I also used the pockets, if they had any HD symbols on them, for the small 4x4" blocks. I did not have this quilted. I SITD around the blocks and I removed all my son's HD buttons from his other shirts and used them to secure the blocks. (of course, I then had to resew other buttons onto the shirts....which wasn't much fun)The quilt seemed to take forever....thus as I mentioned before...the one and only T-shirt quilt....but it was worth all the time, sweat and energy to see my son's face when he received it.

bljackson58

Can you make a tee shirt quilt as a rag quilt?

misseva

I've made two. One for granddaughter and one for a dear friend's granddaughter. Didn't use interfacing because of the cost. Ironed freezer paper on the back side of shirt first - cut out - sewed borders around each side before removing paper. Then just sewed together like I would any cotton pieces. I have at least two more t-shirt quilts to go - both for granddaughters. ugh!

MaryC

I have made at least 40 T-shirt quilts for people using T-shirts, Blue Jeans, Shorts, Robes & even Tank Swimming Suits. I tell my customers to wash everything using NO FABRIC SOFTENER (liquid or dryer sheets) because I use a Pellon fusible Easy Knit EK130 interfacing on the backs of the T-shirts to keep them from stretching when they are quilted & the interfacing will not fuse properlyif softeners are used.

I usually cut the T-Shirts to the largest design of the shirt to make the blocks uniform in size. I make 6 different layouts & have many satisfied customers.

I hope this information was helpful.

Mary C

nlpakk

My avatar is of the t-shirt quilt I made and they were not all the same size which made it more difficult. I'm not sure if you can see it well enough or not or if it can be enlarged. I used a knit type fusible interfacing which I liked a lot better than the cotton fusible which I had to use for a couple of blocks because I ran out of the other. Good luck!