T-shirt Quilt Done

T-shirt quilt is finished. Buttercup slept on it the entire time I sewed the binding. I think she claims it as her own.

Mason likes it and that is all that really matters. Too hot to use it this afternoon. But by morning he will be buried under it. Finished out around 55 x70 inches. On to another project.

T-shirt Quilt

My day started like this. Several projects on my table. Where should I start?

Ended up using a grey woven cotton for the sashing. Found a black and grey plaid flannel for the backing. Funny thing is Mason has now become a quilt critic. All the sudden he has an opinion on how this should look and feel. He walked through the room a few minutes ago and wanted to know when it would be done. I must be doing something right.

Surprised I got this much done today. Even did a couple loads of laundry and saw Transformers with Mason.

T-shirt Template

Template made from poster board. The inside measurements are 15 inches. I put pins in the corners to mark the placement of the interfacing. Removed the template, put the t-shirt on the ironing board and placed the interfacing corners over the pins. It seems to have worked out.

All the interfacing has been ironed on and all the t-shirts have now been trimed to 15 x 15 inches. Next steps are to finish the pocket and make the monogram M. I did have one major freak out while ironing the interfacing on a white t-shirt. I had a moment that I thought I ironed the interfacing on the right side instead of the wrong side. Said a curse word and all was well. Guess I just had too many other things on my mind.

Mason improving every day. No pain meds at all this after noon for his packing change. His is still sitting more than he should but he is trying to take breaks more often.

T-shirt Quilt

This is the layout and plan for Mason's t-shirt quilt.Row three, column two is actually off the sleeve of one of the shirts. I am going to make it into a pocket on the quilt. Row four, column three, I am going to try to applique a M on the fabric from the back of one of the shirts. Thinking a grey flannel for the background of the quilt. At one point I was thinking denim but I don't think he would like the weight of it when done.

The space astronaut is the biggest, just at 12x12 inches. Interfacing is cut 15x15 inches. With at least 1/2 inch seams allowance I think this should work out and give me some extra space. Created a template so I could find the correct positioning of the interfacing for the back of each shirt before I cut it. Had a bad feeling if I cut them to size they would distort before the interfacing was put on.

Hardest part so far was cutting into perfectly good t-shirts. But I knew he wasn't going to wear these any more, they might as well be put to good use.