How do you turn a box of T-shirts into a quilt of memories? This tutorial will explain the process and show quilts for inspiration.
Our nephew Adam will graduate from high school this May, and I’ve completed his flannel quilt with a few months to spare. Last fall I asked Adam if he had any special requests for his graduation quil
Custom T-shirt quilts made to order! I make personalized memory quilts for the high school graduate, college graduate, athlete, coach, cancer survivor and more! What a great heirloom (and a great reason to get your closets cleaned out!) for the loved one on your list. THIS PARTICULAR QUILT INCLUDES YOUR CHOICE OF 20 SHIRT FRONTS OR BACKS. EACH FRONT OF BACK COUNTS AS A BLOCK. THIS LISTING IS FOR A 20-BLOCK QUILT!! FINISHED SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 66"x86". Choice of sashings, borders, and backing is completely the choice of the customer. I will do whatever I can to find what you have in mind. I recommend a 100% cotton print or plaid for the front and typically use 100% cotton flannel for the back for a warm, snuggly, cozy quilt, but again, it is completely up to the customer! I can also do minky backing but there is an additional $25 charge for minky. You supply the shirts and I do the rest! These quilts are machine quilted in a "meandering" pattern to achieve maximum usefulness. They are machine washable. Please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery! Please message me with any questions or concerns. I do have other listings for different amounts of shirts, so please take a look at those as well. I look forward to helping you create memories that will last a lifetime! Thanks for looking!
I've been creating traditional quilts since High School. When it comes to quilting, I am a novice at BEST, but it is something that I...
As some parents are sending forth their kids to college, I am wrapping up a few high school T Shirt blankets!This first one is actually for a student entering her high school year. She asked …
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This quilt is an example of a T-shirt Quilt, Memory Quilt, or Keepsake Quilt. This is a Custom Order Listing made from t-shirts or clothing. This listing is for a DEPOSIT only. PRICES: these are the base prices for each size. Some extra costs may apply if you choose to have personalization and/or the workload is what I consider extra. The 100.00 deposit will be deducted from these prices when the final purchase is made. Please wash all of the clothing articles etc. that you will be sending me to use in your quilt. Small Throw $ 400.00 Large Throw $ 450.00 Twin $ 500.00 Full $ 575.00 Queen $ 650.00 King $ 750.00 96” / 850.00 108” T-shirt quilts make a wonderful gift for a boy or girl who may be graduating from High School or College. Maybe he or she participated in sports and/or clubs. During these years they made some wonderful memories and certainly collected some T-Shirts. Don't Throw all those memories away. Have a special quilt made just for him or her. Memory quilts make a wonderful gift for a special birthday, anniversary, graduation, for a mother, a father or simply as a great surprise. I have made many memory quilts from loved ones' clothing. A child who was lost unexpectedly or a mother or father who passed away. Each quilt I create is done with special attention to detail. I believe that communicating with the client (you) to really understand what your wants and needs are very important. Each quilt is designed with your ideas in mind. The borders, sashing and the backing materials of my quilts are made with the fabric designs of your choice. I use quality cotton 80/20 batting. Most of the time, I can include as many clothing articles as you wish to use. My quilting is done on a professional long arm quilting machine. A meandering pattern or other simple free motion quilting pattern is included with your quilt. However, I have the ability to create more intricate designs using the ProStitcher quilting System. If you would like to consider this option for your quilt please let me know. The cost is an additional .03 cents per square inch of your quilt. EASY STEPS TO ORDER: 1. Purchase this listing (Your Deposit) 2. After your purchase, I will send you a message with my address to send your t-shirt etc. to. (Please send them cleaned) 3. Next, Send me the clothing you would like to use in the quilt. Extras are appreciated. 5. I will convo you when I receive your shipment and give you a date of completion. 6. Once finished, I will create you a CUSTOM listing for the final payment. Thank you for choosing The Stitchery Kristi
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The final step in finishing a quilt is to label it. Labeling is a great way to preserve the history of your quilt. Imagine a family member using your gifted quilt 50 years from now. Wouldn’t it be great if they knew exactly who made it and when it was made? You can’t beat having...
This is a Slideshare presentation of photographs of T-shirt quilts made entirely from a particular high school or college T-shirts.
Want to create a one of a kind t-shirt quilt but have absolutely no sewing skills? Easy steps to get your shirts into your memory quilt.
When I graduated from High School I had an entire closet full of t-shirts from various activities, tournaments, and ball teams. I knew I wasn’t going to be wearing them much in the future, I…
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MADE TO ORDER ONLY ********PLEASE PRINT OUT PDF FILE ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING******** **THIS LISTING IS FOR A RESERVE FEE ONLY - PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS BEFORE ORDERING** This will hold your spot for a Aug/Sept 2024 delivery of your custom Memory Quilt. This reservation fee is non-refundable but will be credited to your balance. All sizes are approximate **PLEASE SEE RESERVATION SECTION OF MY SHOP TO PURCHASE OTHER DELIVERY DATES** Have you outgrown your t-shirts or just don't wear them and cannot part with them? Are your t-shirts tattered or worn out but you want to make them into something useful again? Then a tee shirt memory quilt is for you. Let me take all those special shirts and transform them into a functional keepsake. A High School themed quilt is what you see here - made with a child's tee shirts he or she has collected throughout school given to his or her as a graduation present. School colors was chosen for the sashing & borders - you can chose your own themed fabric for your custom t-shirt quilt. ****Wash cold water mild soap and dry low heat or line dry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 40x40 Toddler $250. - 50x50 Sm Throw $300. - 60x60 Med Throw $450. - 70x70 Lg Throw $530. - 70X80 Twin $620. - 80x80 Double/Full $800. - 90x90 Queen $900. (Please message me for quotes on other desired sizes) - 8 weeks before your delivery date I'll make a listing for the 50% deposit minus the reserve fee. - 1-2 days before I complete your quilt I'll make a listing for the remaining Balance. Included in the cost of your quilt: - Cotton high quality muslin backing fabric - 80/20 cotton blend batting - One 2" border, solid color of your choice. (if applicable) - Thread, color chosen to match or coordinate with fabric - Longarm edge-to-edge quilting, meandering design - Machine-stitched binding (finishes the outer edges of the quilt) with matching or coordinating fabric. - Return shipping of the completed quilt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optional add-ons available: - Custom quilting design (other than meandering) $.04 per square inch - backing fabric other than stated muslin - Additional border(s) - $20 each per inch, your choice of colors - Patches sewn on - $5 each - Embroidered label (up to 2 lines) - $20 - Specialty items (baby hats, gloves, bow-ties, socks, etc) - $10 extra per item - $3 surcharge applies for each item that has been pre-cut and/or requires repairs or additional piecing to be usable as well as see-through items (jerseys, ultra-thin fabrics, etc.) To upgrade to patterned fabric backing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/686400842/upgrade-to-patterned-fabric To upgrade to fleece backing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/488392620/upgrade-to-fleece-backing-custom-listing Personalize your Quilt for an additional $35. Just add this listing to any order for a personalized addition when checking out: https://www.etsy.com/listing/272246378/quilt-personalization-only
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I've been a little absent from the blog the last few months. I've had a ton going on personally, including some medical issues that I won't go into on the blogosphere, so while I'm recuperating, I am trying to catch up on the blog and some wool applique! The other reason I was absent for so long was that I spent the last 3 months of the year sewing like a mad woman to make a double sided t-shirt quilt. People underestimate the time it takes to make a t-shirt quilt. There's a lot of cutting, interfacing and squaring up to be done. Not to mention the color coordination issue that goes along with t-shirts. I had everything from neon orange, forest green, tie-dye and purple to contend with and make coordinate. I was given a ton of shirts from her sorority, college and dance performances from her entire childhood. I was told the colors the young lady likes, her style, things she likes to do and was told that she had seen a friend's t-shirt quilt that had made from someone in the back of a magazine and she had wrinkled her nose and said "'it looked like something out of Real Simple." I therefore had to be more creative than a standard sew the t-shirts together and call it a quilt. I was also told that the commissioner had complete faith in my abilities, and she would leave it all up to me, so no pressure there! I actually like that kind of challenge, it really gets the brain and creativity flowing. I decided that using a ton of different fabrics was the best way to make all the different shirts play nicely together. I also decided that outlining each shirt in grey would unify them nicely and make them coordinate w/the other fabrics more easily. After sorting through the t-shirts and grouping them by college and precollege, I decided to go all crazy and make it two sided, the front college, the back precollege. I used two different lines of Dena Designs for the front and a combo of Sandi Henderson and my all time favorite, Heather Bailey for the back. I found there were several similar shirts that had those appliqued sorority letters on them. I had the idea to take the red and pink ones and make a giant flower in the center. The polka dot was a Riley Blake Christmas fabric! I used two different Moda Bella greys for the front and back. Then Michelle and I traded emails about the other blocks and came up with the the design for the other front blocks, inspired by this quilt by Hyacinth Quilt Designs. I liked the way the grey kind of ties the blocks together and moves your eyes around the quilt. For the back, I decided to do a simple pieced sash of 2" finished squares between the shirts. I was only going to use the front of the dance recital shirts, but DiscoJen pointed out that the names of the cast are on the back, and that's the most important part, remembering the people who were there with you. I ended up with 30 shirts on the back and 20 on the front. It was HUGE by the time is was done, I would say it's a large queen sized quilt. The front: The front and back: The back had an oh 'insert cursing here' moment, or if you prefer the glass half full 'there's no mistakes only design opportunities' moment. I had bordered all 30 blocks in the grey, and was all in a tizzy to attach the pieced sashing to see how it looked and it didn't fit!!!! By a simple math error I had made the blocks 13" not the required 14"!!! ARRRGGHHHH!!! I then bordered them all in white too! I was really unmotivated by the time I was 1/4 of the way through the bordering a second time. I was taking no chances, I made them larger than necessary and then cut them all down to 14". I worked some of the smaller t-shirt elements into the pieced borders: And added a bit of fancier quilting to the blocks that had fewer motifs: I have to say, pinning it was THE WORST!!! I literally used every single pin I had, and that's saying something. The quilt weighed a ton by the time it was finished being pinned. And yes, it had to be pinned, not long armed, because I had to perfectly line up the front and the back so the shirts would all be straight on both sides. Note to self, don't ever do a two sided tshirt quilt again!Lining up the front and back took quite some time and patience. Lots and lots of patience. The backing was 119"x99"!! This is what makes all the effort and time worth it: She loved her quilt, the design, the colors, the quilting, everything about it! And her brother was thrilled because he had helped out with one of her dance recitals and his name was on the back too. So DiscoJen was totally right! I feel I was given a very high compliment when one of her early 20-something brothers said 'she has mad skills'.
So you have a drawer full of school Tshirts, team shirts or "just don't want to throw them away" shirts. Why not declutter and recycle them by turning them into a quilt that you can cherish forever and keep you warm. These quilts are perfect to remember loved one who have passed, create a memory quilt from your children's baby clothes, make a dorm room quilt at college from your high school team shirts or any type of shirt collection where memories are priceless, recycled and repurposed. The double sided Tshirt quilt is a custom ordered item; therefore, any size is available and any amount of shirts can be used on both sides. The sample quilt pictured measures 75 x 75" with sashing between the shirts. Having it double sided, you are creating basically 2 different quilts. I will create a quilt for you made out of TShirts, Sweatshirts, Pajamas, etc. Your quilt will be created by using your T shirts, a sashing color of your choice or one that I feel enhances the quilt (if you do not specify) or without sashing between the T shirts, a lightweight woven cotton interfacing to stabilize the tshirts to keep them from stretching or losing the design, and a cotton batting. I will machine quilt your quilt using my handguided long arm machine with a meandering stitch using a compatible thread. Quilts are created in my smoke free home. Depending upon the size of the quilt ordered, the number of the shirts required varies. The price of the quilt will vary as well. After making your deposit, download the digital form to fill out to include with your Tshirts you send to me. This form will help us create your custom quilt including the size of your quilt, the layout of the shirts and added fabric colors. I will work together with you on these options to create your custom memory quilt. Upon completion of your quilt I will create a custom listing for you for the balance and send you your completed quilt. Allow 3-4 weeks for completion of the quilt from the time I receive your Tshirts. (Please allow more time during Graduation and Christmas Season). I return your quilt to you with NO SHIPPING COSTS when it's complete. Approximate costs: Lap/Large Lap quilt (18-24 Tshirts) $395-$495 Full/queen quilts (32-40 Tshirts) $550-$625 queen/king quilts (50-60 Tshirts) $650-825 California King (72-84 shirts) $950-$1175 Feel free to convo me with any questions you my have.
Get a step by step tutorial for how to make a t-shirt quilt out of old sorority or high school shirts. The free pdf pattern, layout, and assembly instructions make it so easy, even for beginners!
Here is how I made my first-ever quilt. It might have been unconventional, but it worked, it was (fairly) easy, and it is a great beginning project.
Turn your tee shirts into a memory quilt with this easy "how to" tutorial. Step by step instructions and photos. Easy sewing.
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Whether from concerts, sports teams, or other events, create a keepsake by turning favorite T-shirts into a memory-filled quilt.
Learn the many ways to make a t-shirt quilt to keep alive the memories of the life of a high school graduate or anyone who holds a special place in your heart.
