T shirt quilts?
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I am planning to make a T shirt quilt for my niece who is graduating high school, next year.. I'd like to start planning it now. Has anyone made one and do you have photos. Any suggestions/tips before I even begin? Thanks in advance.
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I just finished my 1st one, I liked the softer iron on knit stabilizer better than the other types I tried. I ironed it the opposite stretch to the shirts and didn't have any problems. I did use ball point needles for sewing and quilting.
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I just finished one for my sister using her deceased hubby's shirts, pants, jackets, jammies, robes, etc. I cut all my squares at 12" and didn't use sashing (sashing is fine for lots of people, just not me). Try to get a lot of variety in the shirts/clothing, adding in cuffs, buttons, collars so you can use for a 3-D look. Put an iron-on stabilizer on the back of all fabric pieces, then trim to size..... to eliminate stretch of knits, a light weight is better and softer. Press your seams open to eliminate extra bulk at intersections. FMQ can be a bit tricky because of the extra thickness. I opted for straight line quilting using the walking foot ....there are lots of quilting designs that you can do with the walking foot. I use a light weight poly batting...no shrinkage to distort the images on the shirts.
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I just made this one for a friend who is a paralympic weightlifter. She took the picture so the quality isn't great. I used this tutorial to make it, and bought the interfacing from here as well. http://www.goosetracks.com/T-Shirt%2...tructions.html It turned out really nice, but it was a lot of work and I have no desire to make another. ![Embarrassment](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/redface.png)
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I find them easiest to handle with an iron on stabilizer to prevent stretch and the inevitable curling you get when you cut them. I too have used the cheapy .99 per yard JoAnne's one as well as the more expensive lightweight one by Pellon. Both are functional but the pellon seems to have a little more structure to it. I would not hesitate to use the Joanne one again though.
I suppose you could heavly starch and get away without doing stabilizer. I have done several. Here is a picture of one:
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I made it double sided. Here is the back (much more simple layout)
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I suppose you could heavly starch and get away without doing stabilizer. I have done several. Here is a picture of one:
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I made it double sided. Here is the back (much more simple layout)
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