How to Make T-Shirt Quilts Pt 2
This post was written by Mrs. Blog It AllMay 3rd, 2008
In part one of how to make T-shirt quilt we discussed what you would need besides music T-shirts. Now we will discuss each of those items individually.
Interfacing — There are many brands of interfacing. Look for a woven type or a nonwoven that is not stretchy. So do not use a knit interfacing because it is stretchy. Because you are using the interfacing to make the tee fabric non-stretchy to make selling it easier. Read the directions from the manufacturer and test on a plain piece of tee shirt knit fabric because some interfacing needs to be pre-shrunk with water to avoid bubbles on the surface after fusing.
Cotton Fabrics — You will be using regular quilting cotton or woven cotton for the sashing and borders of your quilt. You want the stability of woven cotton. You do not need to use a sashing but if you want to frame each of the blocks pick a fabric that will complement them. Otherwise, you can sew the blocks directly to each other.
Batting — Here is where you will need to make a couple of decisions. You need is decide how you are going to “quilt” your final project. You can choose to tie your T-shirt quilt or you can machine quilt your finished project. Polyester batting with loft is fun if you are going to tie your cool tee shirt quilt. But a cotton batting or blend is better for a machine-quilted project. If you want a lightweight quilt you could leave the batting out altogether.
Backing — You can use tee shirts pieced on both sides if you have a lot of them. If not, a plain cotton backing used with batting is great. Or if you are not using batting you could use a flannel or polarguard backing that is very cozy.
Now you need to prepare everything for your sewing experience. You will need to do the following:
- Layout.
- Washing and cutting.
- Fusing.
- Trimming fused tee shirts.
- Arranging blocks.
- Sewing.
- Finishing.
Check back for part 3 to complete your quilt next month.
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