When my daughter was in elementary school, I thought it would be neat to make a quilt out of all of her school, sports and activity t-shirts as a high school graduation gift. I had a feeling it could be a really cool keepsake that would be a cozy reminder of home when she headed off to college.
Now, with graduation a few short weeks away, the time has finally come for me to start cutting and stitching. The finished quilt is 68x88 inches and is large enough to fit on a standard sizes dorm bed.
This a rather large project, so I am go to break it up into three posts, starting with how to prepare and cut the t-shirt squares. The materials listed are what you will need to complete the entire quilt.
Materials
- 15 clean t-shirts
- 7 yds of lightweight Pellon fusible interfacing
- 1 3/4 yds red flannel
- 1/2 yd white flannel
- 7 yds black flannel
- thread
- straight pins
- twin size low loft batting
- 2" satin blanket binding
- rotary cutter
- cutting mat
- quilting grid ruler
- iron and ironing board
- scissors
- sewing machine
- curved safety pins