11/14/13

Fun with T-Shirts

I have made T-shirt quilts using various methods. I disliked stabilizing the logo area with a fusible because it was so stiff and heavy.  I disliked piecing because they are so stretchy to sew. Then I saw a web site that made them using fleece...fleece-t-shirt-quilt-pattern-and-tutorial-easy/. Thank you, Katie Wellness Mama! I improvised to use different sizes and discovered this is fun. It's like designing a scrapbook page where many different enhancements can be used.
I have no experience with fleece so thank goodness for YouTube videos. Lapped seams are a must and the simpler the stitch the better.
On this second one I added couched yarns, logo's layered on flannel, photo corners and other accents. On the next one I will definitely chalk a grid so it will be easier to layer straight and pin more or spray glue. But they were quick, fun and so soft-really usable. Hmmm-maybe there's different quality of fleece?