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    Old 07-01-2011, 04:54 PM
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    Originally Posted by craftybear
    have fun making your tshirt quilt
    Thank you! I actually am quite stoked about it! Even with the size issue! So much FUN!
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    Old 07-01-2011, 05:06 PM
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    The very first one I made...I gave it a little thought, and read articles on the internet...made a little handwritten blue print so my pieces were layed out on paper...and it came out fine.

    I'm sure you will make a beautiful quilt from those shirts. It's not hard, just requires a little thought planning...which you seem to have under control.

    Good luck.
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    Old 07-01-2011, 05:15 PM
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    You could add some extra filler pieces where you need to. Strips or small blocks together, etc. Just have fun!
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    Old 07-01-2011, 05:18 PM
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    Use the backs of the smaller ones to add some to them to make the right size. that way the color will match.
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    Originally Posted by QuiltingKrazy
    you can cut some of the larger ones down to same size or add some extra t-shirt material to the smaller blocks.
    Don't think to hard on it! That is my mistake! I try to hard and my brain won't function on something simple! lol
    I really think that is what im doing!!!! Thank you for saying that you do it too! LOLLLLL
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    Old 07-01-2011, 06:17 PM
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    I think you are on the right track.
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    Old 07-02-2011, 03:34 AM
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    I've made several and none of the blocks are the same size, I use a matching flannel to square up the blocks and then use the flannel as the sashing. you have to make sure you use a stabilizer on all the t-shirts
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    Old 07-02-2011, 03:35 AM
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    I haven't done a t shirt quilt yet, but I did do a memory quilt with pictures that were different sizes. What I did was a lot like what you said. I sashed each picture with a different fabric using a 2 1/2 inch piece. Then I added another background fabric and cut these pieces to be all the same size.
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    Old 07-02-2011, 03:41 AM
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    Originally Posted by the casual quilter
    I ran into the same issue with my niece's t-shirt quilt. She asked me to make a quilt from t-shirts that she saved from age 5 to age 19. So nothing was consistant with regard to the size of motifs I could use. After I stabilized my t-shirt squares, I picked the biggest square in the bunch and added a sashing. I measured the block and used this measurement as my target size for the rest of the blocks. I just adjusted the width or the sashing for each of the t-shirt pieces, sometimes using more than one sashing for each t-shirt piece in different colors to get to the size I needed to get to my target size. I used all kinds of colors for the sashings in all the blocks. She loved it. She used it all through college and still has it on her bed.
    I too, agree with this way. I've done this with t-shirts and with "nap towels" where I had limited "focus pieces and all different sizes"
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    Old 07-02-2011, 03:42 AM
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    This is the only t shirt quilt I've made. As you can see there were different sizes of shirts from baby to adult. I kept me rows the same size but different rows had different numbers of tops to equal the same length. For a few I had to add a bit to the sashing to get the width.



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    Old 07-02-2011, 03:52 AM
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    I would measure the biggest one and add a sashing(size of your choice), then use that total measurement of that block to bring your smaller blocks up to size. This would give all the blocks a "floating" effect. I would also use a sashing with weight so it would balance with the weight of the blocks. They now make "Denim" that is a lighter weight than jean denim.
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