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How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt

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Preserve your memories of special events with a quilt made from T-shirts. Athletic events, schools, concerts and favorite children's wear combine to provide unlimited possibilities.... Read full How To Article

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How veryirie Did This - How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt

Several years back I decided to offer my sewing skills on Ebay to make custom t-shirt quilts for clients who would email their t-shirts to me and a few weeks later, I'd send back a completed t-shirt quilt.

There is no need to pay anyone to make a t-shirt quilt when you can easily do it yourself. Only basic sewing skills are...

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required and you can literally learn as you go. Here are a few tricks I've learned.....

  • Select two to three favorite t-shirts and fasten a safety pin to the center of each to keep them identified. These blocks will be sewn front and center during construction of the quilt.
  • Let size of graphics on t-shirts decide size of blocks.
  • Use an old quilted mattress pad for backing instead of batting.
  • Button-up shirts with embroidered names on front are an excellent choice for a t-shirt quilt block.
  • Use parts of one t-shirt as an applique on another.
  • Highlight graphics by hand stitching with embroidery thread through 3 layers - t-shirt, fusible interfacing and the quilted mattress pad.
  • A solid sheet can be used for backing. Purchase quilt-binding for edges and miter corners for a neat finish.

 

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Twin-size completed t-shirt quilt.

Twin-size completed t-shirt quilt.

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  • Twin-size completed t-shirt quilt.
  • Use sleeves, fronts or backs of t-shirts - wherever there are graphics.
  • Quilted back full-size block, half-size block with hand stitching, block before adding quilt backing.
  • A son's favorite argyle shirt and concert t-shirt.
  • Lay out t-shirt quilt blocks before sewing together. (This is the BEFORE picture of first t-shirt quilt.)
  • Obviously, the owner of this quilt resides in Texas.
  • Appliques hand sewn on top of various blocks.
  • Harley Davidson t-shirt quilt.
  • Another view of Harley Davidson quilt.
  • Display:
  • Twin-size completed t-shirt quilt.

    Twin-size completed t-shirt quilt.

  • Use sleeves, fronts or backs of t-shirts - wherever there are graphics.

    Use sleeves, fronts or backs of t-shirts - wherever there are graphics.

  • Quilted back full-size block, half-size block with hand stitching, block before adding quilt backing.

    Quilted back full-size block, half-size block with hand stitching, block before adding quilt backing.

  • A son's favorite argyle shirt and concert t-shirt.

    A son's favorite argyle shirt and concert t-shirt.

  • Lay out t-shirt quilt blocks before sewing together. (This is the BEFORE picture of first t-shirt quilt.)

    Lay out t-shirt quilt blocks before sewing together. (This is the BEFORE picture of first t-shirt quilt.)

  • Obviously, the owner of this quilt resides in Texas.

    Obviously, the owner of this quilt resides in Texas.

  • Appliques hand sewn on top of various blocks.

    Appliques hand sewn on top of various blocks.

  • Harley Davidson t-shirt quilt.

    Harley Davidson t-shirt quilt.

  • Another view of Harley Davidson quilt.

    Another view of Harley Davidson quilt.

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