Tied T-Shirt Memory Quilt

Total Time: 15 hours

Yield: 1

Supplies:

• 15 t-shirts
• backing fabric
• yarn
• safety pins
• large eye needle
• thread
• scissors
• sewing machine
• square template

Steps:

1. Cut each t-shirt along the side seam, cutting out the arms. Lay the pieces flat. Pin a square template, depending on how big you want the squares, on top. My template is made out of some clear plastic I had. That way, when I pinned it onto the t-shirt I could see the placement so I could center the design on the t-shirt within the square. Cut out a square from both the front and the back of the t-shirt. You should have 30 squares. They will be used to make a quilt five squares wide by six squares long.

 

 
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2. Lay out a design. Start pinning the edges of the t-shirts together, row by row. Sew. After all of the rows are sewn, begin attaching the rows together. Pin and sew until all the rows are sewn together.

 

 
3. Measure the finished length and width to determine what size piece of fabric you will need to purchase for a backing. Place the quilt top on the bottom fabric. Pin with safety pins starting at the top and working your way down. Using yarn, thread a double strand of yarn, into the eye of a large needle. Tie a square knot in the corners of each square to hold the quilt layers in place and avoiding it from bulking.

 

 

 
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4. When done, you are ready to hem. Because I used a knit backing and the t-shirts are knit, I don't worry about doing a finished hem and it looks just fine and is much more simple. Sew about l/2" from the edge all the way around the quilt. Remove safety pins and the quilt is complete.