Can you piece tee shirts together without a sash of cotton cloth between?
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Can you piece tee shirts together without a sash of cotton cloth between?
I am doing a tee shirt quilt for my son and started by backing the cloth with iron on backing, have cut out the squares and now trying to piece together. I have been looking at old posts and thought I was doing ok although the seam is bulky but I am machine piecing them and using the overstitch/blanket stitch(?) to be sure the seams don't come undone. Any and all suggestions welcome
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This might be one of those times where a serger would be the right tool if you have one. If not, I think you're going in the right direction with the overlock stitch and I would definitely add the sashing.
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If you have backed the T shirts with a fusible, I would think you could sew them to each other. Since you are using an overlock stitch they should be fine. I think most people use sashing because it helps stabilize the T shirt fabric edge. It will be extra soft with just the T shirts and will be loved when it's done.
One of my favourite T shirt examples on QB is under the title, "2 T-shirts quilts.....totally screwed up one". It was posted by watterside and if I ever do one, that is the pattern with the shadow look I want to do. There are many more great examples on QB just type in T shirt quilt in the search box. Good luck.
One of my favourite T shirt examples on QB is under the title, "2 T-shirts quilts.....totally screwed up one". It was posted by watterside and if I ever do one, that is the pattern with the shadow look I want to do. There are many more great examples on QB just type in T shirt quilt in the search box. Good luck.
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Sure you can. Here is a link to a T-shirt quilt I made. Look at the border. There is no sashing and T-shirt blocks were stitched together. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...lt-t47094.html
What you must do is put an interfacing of some sort on your T-shirt knit fabric so it doesn't stretch out of shape. I use Pellon fusible interfacing, lightweight.
What you must do is put an interfacing of some sort on your T-shirt knit fabric so it doesn't stretch out of shape. I use Pellon fusible interfacing, lightweight.
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I agree with Tartan, if you have a stable interfacing on the back of the pieces you are stitching together, it could be fine. I would normally think stashing would help stabilize, but that depends on how you cut it (the grain).
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