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Some thoughts and reflections from sewing.
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A Step by Step Guide to Making a T-Shirt Quilt
This post summarizes the 13 steps I took to re-make my t-shirt quilt. It breaks the process down into phases: deconstruction, preparing materials, designing, quilting, and finishing. I include tips for preserving graphics and dealing with less than square blocks. It took me six weeks from start to finish, and although there were some struggles, I took a lot from the process. I end this post with some reflections.
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What I Learned From Making T-Shirt Quilts
I decided to make my first quilt using the graphics from old t-shirts having never sewn anything before. Since then I have made three t-shirt quilts and here I share some things I've learned along the way - from preparation, to construction, and finishing.
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