hudgoddess

I made one with t-shirts, jerseys and sweatshirts. My favorite thing was to use a hoodie pocket as one block to be used as a remote control pocket! I used one type of medium weight fusible interfacing. There were some tiny skirts (dance team) that I pieced together to make the larger block. Then all the tshirt blocks went into a maple island BQ pattern. Working with different weight fabrics in the same quilt was absolutely no big deal. Here it is: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t126291.html
Definitely try the pocket idea! Everyone loves it.

Monika

I feel a bit sheepish here, but what is a "pennie"?

tinliz

If you need to ask, I think you should say no. It is your time. Non-quilters have no clue of the time and money involved in making a quilt.

mengler

Someday I'm going to make a t shirt quilt for my husband. In anticipation, when Craftsy.com had a sale on the class, I bought it for moral support. I'm not a traditional quilter and make all different types of quilt like items in addition so I am intrigued rather than daunted. It doesn't look that difficult, but a bit tedious and time consuming. I think once you prepare the blocks it's like any other big block quilt. 15" blocks. I don't think I'd make one unless it was a gift for someone really wanted to do it for. Can't see doing it for fun or profit.

Fizzle

So......am I understanding correctly? This is made like a rag quilt? I don't really follow what you did with each of the seams?

pam7858

They aren't difficult. Just be sure to do the stabilizer for eliminating stretching. I have made from all sizes, mixed sizes. Just add fabric to make squares the same or a different row of other sizes. I will try to add some photos, but don't know if I know how!

Jakers1

I have a t-shirt quilt on my list to do. I also attend a weekly quilting class with the tech school. Two other students made a t-shirt quilt. The teacher said to use stabilizer but NOTE - it should be stretching opposite of what the shirt is stretching to prevent distortion. One lady now is making a quilt and after putting on the stabilizer, she cut them out and added sashing. Should be a great quilt. The more you know or can learn before making one will help and it will not be frustrating.

Farm Quilter

Check out what Molli Sparkles did with a t-shirt quilt for his brother: http://www.mollisparkles.com/2015/07...-workshop.html I love the look of this quilt - so much interesting to look at!

SuzzyQ

1. Get paid! I made one and got $500 plus expenses of $285! For a large twin quilt.
Takes the most time to arrange the shirts. Use iron on interfacing LIGHTweight cut in block sizes - it can be pieced.
Not really hard but can be a lot of fun if you add little details to make it personal. I like to add in fabric prints of their favourite things, colours, activities etc. And always flannel backing, printed to hide the quilting errors.
They usually become someone's favourite quilt - even the adults.

quiltingshorttimer

while not particular hard, I think they are labor intensive--I usually will cut the desired logo out, then stabilize it with a featherweight Pellon or other fused stabilizer. Once I've got the t's cut and stabilized I measure all and then start sketching a design--that can get tricky with them being all different sizes. It's probably just me, but I seem to end up doing at least 2 cuts,sometimes 3. That's where your sashing comes in--I always sash as the ones I've made without sashing just stretch too many different ways! I do always seem to get a few with wider sashing, but once I get it figured out I assemble as vertical strips and then sew them together and add borders. I long arm quilt the quilt--I definitely suggest you do NOT use a high loft poly bat! Even with stabilizer I sometimes get t-shirt pulling away from the stabilizer when I'm quilting. Shirts I have found to reject--those that are worn/torn (don't hold up to the quilting process) and I make sure that if I use the mesh sports jerseys that the customer knows that the stabilizer will peak through the mesh. also, those t's that have the big, plastic logos can not be quilted without creating "pull" on your machine--so I let the customer know that if it's a large logo it won't be quilted, but I will quilt around it. I agree with several of you--just not that fun to make or quilt, so I charge 9 cents a square inch--includes all labor, the stabilizer, bat, back and quilting. Often people don't want to pay that, which frankly is just fine with me!
That being said, I've made several customer ones, plus all my nieces and nephews get one for high school grad.