T Shirt Quilt For Dummies

For my quilt i would have five rows with four shirts in each row.

T shirt quilt for dummies.

Use a piece of cardboard as your guide and trace the cardboard onto every shirt and cut them out. Take some time to plan out a design for your quilt. T shirts in all shapes and sizes lightweight nonwoven fusible interfacing scissors rotary cutter ruler and mat fabric for sashing and borders as desired your favorite quilt batting. 48 x 64 3 across x 4 down.

64 x 82 4 across x 5 down 30 shirts will make a full size quilt approx. 82 x 96 5 across x 6 down. 96 x 96 6 across x 6 down. 20 shirts will make a twin size quilt approx.

For my quilt i cut six long pieces one for the top of the quilt one to go in between each row of shirts and one for the bottom. Think about layout and how you want your shirts to look. 36 shirts will make a queen size quilt approx. Here is a list of supplies and materials you will want to have on hand before you begin making your t shirt quilt.

This ran the length of the entire quilt add up the length of each square plus add one inch in between each shirt. I actually used two different sized squares the shirts in the 2nd and 5th row are shorter than the other rows but they are the same horizontal width. Watch this four part tutorial to learn from quilter julie hansen how to make a beautiful quilt out of old tee shirts using the t shirt memory quilt pattern by four corners design. Cut out your shirts in the correct sized quilt square you want.

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