T-Shirt Quilt 4 week course | March 1st

Class Description

Beginner’s T-Shirt Square Quilt Class When: Four Saturday Sessions – Starting March 1st 2025: 1:00p.m. – 4:00pm Description: In this session we will work on a 12 or 15 T-Shirt Square Quilt. Estimated quilt completion size is dependent on the number of squares used. The student should know how to do the following: Follow directions Basic sewing machine skills Mark and cut fabric Basic construction techniques Pressing skills Exercise patience with yourself and others Supplies and Tools needed: Select up to 20 shirt sides for quilt. We may not use all of the shirts. It will depend on size of the design on the t-shirt. Prepare t-shirts: wash, dry and iron t-shirts Fusible stabilizer backing – Pellon P44F Fusible Lightweight Interface - $1.29 yard from Joann. (This is a suggestion. This will add some structure to your t-shirts.) Get a ½ yard per t-shirt Select Fleece backing fabric (This is a suggestion. We will not use batting as part of this class, however, if you want to use batting in your quilt, you can.) We will discuss how much backing you will need once you have decided on how big your quilt will measure. I have a quide on the size on page 3. Session 1: Gather t-shirts and cut to size Select 12 – 15 different t-shirt sides for the quilt Cut out the side that you want to place in the quilt Measure the largest design of the shirts that you want to use in the quilt Common square size is 12 – 14 inches square, but can be smaller or larger The sewn square will be half an inch smaller on all sides due to the seam allowance Session 2: Attach Stabilizer to t-shirts, arrange and sew together Measure fusible stabilizer and iron to each shirt Arrange the t-shirt in the order you want them to appear in your quilt. Sew t-shirt squares together with ¼ seam allowance. Session 3: Layer quilt(t-shirt) top and backing and pin Pin top and backing together for quilting Sew top to backing leaving an opening on the bottom Pull the quilt threw the opening, inside out. Session 4: Sew and complete the t-shirt quilt Hand sew the opening close. Congratulations on finishing your quilt! You can finish the quilt by leaving it as is or sewing a ½ inch around the edge of your quilt. Here is a guide for selecting the number of t-shirts and the size of the completed quilt. We will make in this class a lap or large lap quilt Lap quilt Measurement around 45” by 45”This will be an estimated 9 or 12 T-shirts Large Lap quilt Measurement around 45” by 60” This will be an estimate