Preserve Memories With A T-Shirt Blanket

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As I was getting ready for college, I realized two things: one, I had too many t-shirts. Two, I loathed parting with said T-shirts. Here's how to keep those well-worn memories fun and useful.

Gather materials: approximately 20 T-shirts, a sewing machine and thread, scissors, a 10.5X10.5 in. cardboard square (a calendar back), and enough material to span 5X4 of the cardboard squares (I purchased 1.5 yd. of green faux suede material from Wal-Mart for a bit over $10.00. Use whatever you want, though.)

Using the cardboard as a pattern, snip out twenty squares of T-shirt (fronts, mostly, but if backs have something memorable, use them, too.)

Sew four squares across, alternating colors. (Place faces of fabric together and sew down the side, leaving a small margin.) Repeat four more times, until all squares are incorporated.

Sew rows together, forming a rectangle of 5X4 squares.

Place face of giganto-rectangle to the fuzzy side of the faux suede and sew zig-zag around the perimeter, leaving one corner unsewn.

Turn right-side out by pulling fabric through the gap.

Stitch up corner by hand.

So there you are, commemorate life events without donating or throwing out your past.

By Sarah

Preserve Memories With A T-Shirt Blanket

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By Sharon,Ky (Guest Post)

August 29, 20050 found this helpful

What a great idea!! I have so many special T-shirts from my family's school days.I'll have to try this.Thanks for the tip.

maria

August 29, 20050 found this helpful

This is great..I will try this with my daughter's old t-shirts..thanks

Annie Rios Hill
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August 29, 20050 found this helpful

that is such a great idea. thank you for the picture
it is great... I am gonna try this too.

By Diana (Guest Post)

August 30, 20050 found this helpful

Iron the shirts on th fusible interfacing
Trim each with coordinating fabric and then sew the squares together for a different look
Add batting and backing

Quilt the fabric for a long lasting quilt

Fran

August 30, 20050 found this helpful

That's a great idea. I needed to get rid of some T's and didn't really want to, so now I can keep them this way.........Fran

By Katie (Guest Post)

November 3, 20050 found this helpful

Hi there,
I was wondering if there was any place that would do it for me if I gave them the tshirts. I want to do two for gifts for christmas and I can't sew for the life of me. I'd like it to look good, so I thought I'd see if there was a place that could do it, possibly in Chicago? Let me know if you have any idea! Thanks so much
Katie
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By Megan (Guest Post)

December 30, 20050 found this helpful

check out http://www.tshirtquiltsbymeg.com

By Missy (Guest Post)

January 28, 20060 found this helpful

Check out www.cozytee.com We will do this for you!!

By (Guest Post)

September 28, 20080 found this helpful

Thanks for the idea I am gonna do it.

By Arianna D (Guest Post)

October 12, 20080 found this helpful

I did this! For college as well and I love it! I get so many compliments on it! Thanks for the instructions!