There are several preparations you should consider before learning how to make your first T-Shirt Quilt. Below are the things you must prepare in order to make the perfect T-Shirt quilt.
Choosing a Layout of Your T-Shirt Quilt
There are many steps involved in knowing how to make t-shirt quilt designs for your first DIY T-shirt quilt. Presuming that you are in the possession of your entire collection of t-shirts and have examined them in order to find out the layouts and figure out your exact block sizes (look at the segment here about Quilt Layouts and Blocks in order to assist in planning; have a look also at the featured Gallery page that has sample quilts).
Quilt Fusing
The fusible could be pre-shrunk if needed. Fusible interfacing should be cut approximately two inches bigger than your unsewn blocks sizes. You might require a half inch allowance for the seam of the t-shirt blocks instead of the conventional quarter inch of quilting and this will make sure that the seams are much sturdier. Going by the advice from the fusible manufacturer, the interfacing will be fused to the sections of the t-shirt that you intend to use.
Cutting of the Fused T-shirts
Incase all the blocks are expected to have a similar size; you are likely to find it appropriate to create a template using plastic template material, mat board or cardboard. Incase you are quilting using a rotary cutter; this is the most appropriate tool. Use a mat and an extended acrylic rotary measuring ruler. When using scissors, you should trace out the template and proceed to cut.
Cutting the borders and sashing: when learning how to make t shirt quilt do not forget to leave a seam allowance of half an inch if you intend to have something extra. A three inch sashing with a sewn size means that you have to cut out a strip that is four inches wide.
Positioning Blocks for Your T-Shirt Quilt
If all the blocks you have are similar in size, it is possible to immediately start organizing them in their order. However, if you use a few smaller portions of t-shirt images in order to create larger blocks (for instance in a four patch block) they should be sewn first. Thereafter, you should clear a portion on the floor, on top of a bed or you could hang a batting or large sheet of flannel on a wall to organize the blocks.
T-Shirt Quilt Sewing
The blocks are sewn in rows, either vertical or horizontal inserting the sashing pieces (where needed). Then arrange the rows and then add on the borders.
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