Hawaiian Shirts Recycled
01-24-2011, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Cookie64
Ok thanks, all the shirts I have are very slippery so I will need to use a stabilizer, any suggestions.
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For the tee shirts I used lightweight iron on fusible and applied it with the grain perpendicular to the grain of the teeshirts to make it even more stable.
With slippery fabrics I would suggest doing test to be sure they can withstand the heat required to fuse. When you go to buy your fusible you will see the different weights it comes in and for which types of fabrics each is recommended. I would go with the lightest weight you can, so your quilt will stay soft.
Have fun!
01-24-2011, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by adudek
My sisters brother in law recently passed away and she asked me to make a quilt from all of his hawaiian shirts. Did you have to a fusable interfacing on the shirts or did you just cut and quilt.
01-24-2011, 09:09 AM
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Here is my attempt at recycling a bright shirt from the charity shop. Also a four patch made from a cotton skirt I wore and loved 30 years ago, a Rose and Hubble fabric. Both yet to be layered and quilted.
blue four patch
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lime and lemon
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01-24-2011, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by stephanie
Here is my attempt at recycling a bright shirt from the charity shop. Also a four patch made from a cotton skirt I wore and loved 30 years ago, a Rose and Hubble fabric. Both yet to be layered and quilted.
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