Description
It’s difficult to give you exact fabric requirements for your T-shirt Quilt because it all depends on how many T-shirts you want to include in your quilt. We will work on this information during your first class, so you’ll be able to obtain the necessary fabric for the second class.
Fabric:
Tee shirts- 12 adult size tee shirts with appropriate 15" design including space around the design, makes a good lap size quilt. These tee shirts should be cotton not 100% polyester. They need to be washed and dried (no fabric softener or dryer sheet- these make it difficult to fuse the interfacing)
*100% cotton fabric for the backing. You will need approximately 1 yard for each 4 tee-shirts.
*Fabric to join quilt as you go blocks-1/4 yard per 2 tee shirts plus a little extra (12 tee shirts equals approximately 1 1/2 yds
*Binding- approximately 1/2 yard for a 45 x 60" finished quilt
Thread- good quality thread, I use Aurifil 50 weight which is 100% cotton, can use a polyester thread
Sewing Machine-In good working order
– new needle
– extra bobbins
– quarter inch foot (if you have one for your machine)
-foot pedal and cord
-sewing machine manual or manual downloaded to your phone
Rotary cutter- 45mm size preferred, with a new blade
Rotary cutting rulers 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" size
Quilting pins (a pincushion is helpful but not necessary)
Small scissors or snips
Seam ripper
Walking foot
Batting- 100% cotton or cotton polyester blend will discuss size in 1st class
The following by class 3:
Wonder clips Optional but helpful when it’s time for binding.
-Keep All Scraps until quilt is finished
Class 1- cut tee shirts, fuse interfacing
Supplies needed for this class:
Fabric scissors, paper scissors, rotary cutter, cutting mat, quilting rulers.
Class2- cut backing fabric, sandwich batting between tee shirts and backing fabric, walking foot quilting your blocks, adding a quilt label.
Class 3-join tee shirt blocks into rows
Class 4-joining rows, cutting double fold binding
Class 5- adding binding to your quilt, signing your quilt.
