Showing posts with label t-shirt quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label t-shirt quilt. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2011

T-shirt quilt or t-shirt tent



(Sorry the picture on the bed is sideways.) This is positively the largest t-shirt quilt I have ever done. My shoulders will need several recovery days! It was, however a labor of love as the t-shirt collection belonged to my son-in-law. One Christmas present is done! If you see him, don't tell him that these pictures are here!

It looks as though this is just about the largest quilt that I can do on my HQ16 frame! I do have to admit that the quilt was placed on the frame sideways so that I only had to deal with the seam in the backing on one pass instead of making the adjustments for every pass.

Most of the time, when I make t-shirt quilts I use the method taught by Andrea at Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts . I highly recommend that you purchase her book if you are interested in making a quilt from t-shirts. I love the fact that you do not use any stabilizer on the backs of the shirts, so the quilt stays soft.

Monday, April 18, 2011

T-Shirt quilts done

Now that I am gaining stamina I find myself back in my sewing room more often. And, a wonderful all day "sew-in" with my quilting bee really helped to get me back in the mood to sew.

I have finished the twin's t-shirt quilts. One twin wanted things "orderly and all in a row". The other twin wanted it "mixed up and happy". So, that is exactly what I did.


While at the all-day sew-in on Saturday, I started putting together the pieces for a pretty spring-time quilt that I cut out way last fall. I am using the pattern "Fiddlesticks" by Kansas Troubles. and fabric from April Cornell's Spring Magic line. I think it's going to be very pretty.


Of course, that will put another quilt top (now numbering 7) to hang in my closet awaiting their turn on the quilt frame.