Cheri-Artzgirl 0 Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 My client has made a t-shirt quilt for her mothers 80th birthday and wants me to quilt it, its large about queen size. Any advice on doing a t-shirt quilt will be most appreciated as I've not gone here before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustSewSimple 596 Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Quilt it just as you would any other quilt. I use a 3.5 needle and the thread I like best. You will be surprised how easy it will quilt up!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lcquilting 0 Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Try not to stretch it too much but other then that advice, just have fun with it! I was so scared of t-shirt quilts until I actually did one. And really, I don't find much difference between it and a regular quilt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JuliaDay 0 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 i did one last year. Pick a complementary pattern to the t shirts. The one I did was for a college boy so did etch a sketch blocks. gave me lots of room to not go over wording or designs to go bettwen letters etc. they are fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lcquilting 0 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I did just a stipple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheri-Artzgirl 0 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Originally posted by Cheri-Artzgirl My client has made a t-shirt quilt for her mothers 80th birthday and wants me to quilt it, its large about queen size. Any advice on doing a t-shirt quilt will be most appreciated as I've not gone here before. Thanks Ladies! I so appreciate it! For some reason I was thinking it would be different than a regular quilt, now I'm so ready for her to bring the quilt so I can decide how to quilt it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juliagraves 6 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I like to use monofilament thread so I don't have to worry about lots of different background colors. Watch your pigtails though - the monofilament tends to put a groove in them and you'll need to replace them else risk thread breakage. I like to do simple meanders in each t-shirt that complements the shirt - waves, swirls, loops, wavy lines between the writing, etc. I try not to stitch in the actual designs, especially thick gummy ones, but sometimes the design is so big you have to do something, so I try to follow some lines in the design. I have some photos on my website: http://soquilts.com/client_tshirt.aspx Julia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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