Have you ever made a t-shirt quilt?

last year

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I haven't, and I have a question. I had to buy t-shirts with the Minnesota Vikings' logo on them to make quilts for our grandsons. I have stabilizer to adhere to them. I know pressing the logo with an iron will destroy it, so how do you do it? Do you just use a cloth over the logo when you apply the stabilizer. Do you use a cotton setting on your iron or something cooler? Since I had to pay $24 for each t-shirt, I don't want to mess them up. I couldn't believe that I couldn't find logos printed on woven cotton.

And should I wash them first? I suppose they could bleed too.

Oh, and did you ever have a problem quilting through that rubbery product that the designs are made with?

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msmeow

last year

Lois, I’ve only used well-worn T shirts, but I would suggest washing them in case the color bleeds. Can you iron on the stabilizer instead of the shirt? If not, definitely use a press cloth.

I made 2 T shirt quilts and on both I quilted around the designs.

Donna

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nannykins
last year
No help from me! good luck!

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Rho Dodendron
last year
"

did you ever have a problem quilting through that rubbery product that the designs are made with?

"No because I either stitched in the ditch or tied floss in the corners. I forget the details of the one T shirt quilt I made.
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RNmomof2 zone 5
last year
I just finished making my 5th t shirt quilt. The only time I have had a problem with the screening melting is when I iron from the front during construction and accidentally get too close to it.

I put my shirt face down, then my interfacing, and then a pressing cloth or parchment paper to fuse the layers together.

Cut these pieces of fabric larger than the desired block size and trim them down after they are fused together. I get a plexiglass template at my local hardware store for $5 roughly.

Yes pre shrink all shirts and sashing first.

I get mine longarmed by someone else. They do an all over pantograph and never complain about quilting thru shirts designs. One quilter told me that t shirts and sweatshirts don't play nicely together as far as tension goes. She desired sweatshirts be placed in the same row so she only had to fight tension for that row, YMMV.
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loisflan
Original Author
last year
Thanks, Donna and RNmomof2. I feel better about the whole process now. My longarm will be tested. Minky on the back and tee shirt designs on the front. I’ll let you know how it works out.
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loisflan
Original Author
10 months ago
I had no issues with the t-shirt part of the quilts, thanks to your responses. I ironed the stabilizer on from the back before I cut the shirt to be sure it didn’t curl or stretch. I also basted a piece of fabric over the design so I wouldn’t accidently melt it with the iron. And my longarm chugged right through the design and minky without missing a beat. The quilts arrived in Denver last night. I’m hoping to hear from them today.
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