New Skill: Re-enforced T-shirts/Large Tie Quilt
As a procrastinator, I always enjoy a good timed challenge. My sister brought some old college t-shirts with her when she visited and we only had a few days to get everything put together. We also wanted to do some sight seeing and adventuring while she was here so that gave us even less time. We were able to pull it off and have it put together just in time for her to take it home on the plane with her. We saved ourselves some time by making it a tie quilt instead of machine quilting it, and machine sewing on the binding.
The backing fabric might seem odd since ASU’s mascot is not bees, but when my sister was going to school they had frequent bee alerts (because they get giant swarms of bees there). This cute fabric gave the “memory” quilt more meaning than the shirts alone.
I had seen someone online use a light weight fusible stabilizer on the backs of the shirts to keep them from warping or stretching during the cutting and sewing process (since the t-shirts were not 100% cotton). It adds a few more steps, but it works like a charm. I don’t think I will ever make a t-shirt quilt again without using the stabilizer.
The colors in the photo below are way off because we had minimal time to get a photo before packing it up for the plane, but at least we got a photo.
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