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.
RE: T-Shirt Blanket: Seven Steps to Preserving Cotton-Emboss
By Katie (Guest Post)
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 Pguard531 @ aol.com (remove spaces)
RE: T-Shirt Blanket: Seven Steps to Preserving Cotton-Embossed Memories
By Diana (Guest Post)
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
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