T-shirt quilts make AMAZING graduation gifts! It’s always fun to see which shirts my clients choose to include in their quilts. Sometimes, clients want a theme – a certain sport, or school. Sometimes it’s based on the colors of the shirts. Sometimes, it’s vacation spots. A lot of times, it’s a little bit of everything.
I was asked to make one for a high school senior. Throughout the process, I sent her mom pictures. The quilt was 72″ long x 57.5″ wide – a perfect throw blanket for movie watching on the couch.
Picking out fabric from The Wooden Spool is always fun! I love their selection of 108″ backing fabric – it makes it so much easier to assemble a quilt. This is what we decided on:
Trying out some layouts:
The client wanted to include a little message to her daughter. These embroidered, personal messages are so special!
The finished quilt top. Believe it or not, this is just over 1/2 way through to process.
After sandwiching the batting with the backing and the quilt top, it was time to quilt the layers together. Then, the binding was added. After washing the quilt and triple checking for any flaws, here’s the final product:
Getting a glimpse of the back, while still showing the front is a tricky picture to get. lol
T-shirt quilts are always one of a kind. Making them is so much fun! My hope is that my quilts are always well loved & used. 🙂