Making A Quilt From Old Tee Shirts

Great idea for using old t shirts.

Making a quilt from old tee shirts.

Instead of letting those shirts sit in a drawer you can breathe new life into them by turning them into a t shirt quilt. Material tool list old t shirts amount varies on size of quilt and if the checker board pattern is used or not free unless you want to count the cost of the of the shirts originally fleece material of your choice to back the t shirt squares 10 sewing machine can be done with needle and thread but it will take a very long time. Practical paws on may 17 2013. Lay out the shirts in a 5 x 6 fashion that is appealing to the eye and take a picture of it.

Thanks for sharing the details. Never thought old t shirts could be used to make a quilt. Using fleece for the backing was inspired on your part. Make a quilt from your old t shirts.

But basically you need 30 different pieces of shirt for the quilt squares. About ten years ago while preparing for a move i discovered that i owned an alarming number of t shirts that i was unlikely to ever wear again. However i had a sentimental attachment to many of them or they were otherwise souvenirs of some intere. Pick out 30 t shirts.

You ve encouraged me to step outside the quilting box of only using 100 cotton fabric that doesn t stretch. I only used 26 i think because i used both the back and front of a few shirts because we are indians and we love saving.