Friday, August 23, 2013

T-Shirt Memory Quilt Tutorial and Giveaway!!!

So this quilt has been on my to do list for a long time and I am so excited to finally get to share it!!!   Here's the scoop.  About a year ago my wonderful MIL, Barbara brought up a box of my husbands old High School shirts.  Isn't that cool that she saved them!!!  I put them in a drawer and planned it to be the next project, and then the next, and then the next.  You know how it goes.


Then when I was at Spring Market I popped into the June Tailor booth as they were demoing a T-Shirt ruler.  This totally perked my interest as I knew I still had those T-Shirts sitting in the drawer :)  And it all led to today, finally getting to share this T-Shirt Memory quilt, a special finish for my sweet husband ;)

Okay, so how many of you have one of these on your bucket list??  Well excellent, because I took some pictures on the way to show you just how easy these quilts can be :)  So let's get to it.

To start, you will need a pile of T-Shirts, and then the tools that makes life easy, The June Tailor T-Shirt quilt kit which includes a T-Shirt Transformation Ruler, T-Shirt Interfacing, and a T-Shirt Pressing Cloth :)
 

Grab your first T-Shirt and cut it along the side seams, shoulder seams, and neck seam.


Now you have just the design and it will lie nice and flat.  Smooth all the wrinkles out with your hands.


Now, take your T-Shirt Transformation ruler and lay it over your design.  This is where I decide what size I want to cut the design.  The ruler has 3 different size guides (10 1/2", 12 1/2", and 15 1/2")  and you could cut all your designs square to make them easy to sew together, but I wanted to just cut around each design, so I will use combinations of sizes.  For instance, on this shirt, I decided to use the 12 1/2" guides on the top and bottom and the 15 1/2" guides on the sides.


So before I do any cutting, I want to add some interfacing to the back of the shirt so it doesn't stretch like crazy when I am sewing it.  I decided on 12 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangle so I will cut a piece of interfacing 1" larger than that so 13 1/2" x 16 1/2".  Now center the interfacing over the wrong side of the T-Shirt and give the interfacing  a super lite press just to stick it in place.  Don't hold it long as you don't want to melt the design on the front of the T-Shirt.


 Now flip the shirt over to the right side and lay your pressing cloth over the shirt design.  Press adhering the interfacing to the shirt and ensuring the safety of the design with the pressing cloth.  I like to press from the front so that I can be sure it is lying completely flat as some of those designs really want to crinkle, especially if they are a bit older and have been crumpled in a box forever ;)


Now, back to your cutting mat.  Lay your ruler over the design once again.  Using the diagonal lines ensure that your design is centered.  I also like to use the gridlines to help me center the design.  Once your ruler is in place you are ready to cut your design.  Since I am using the outside of the ruler on the sides I can simply just cut along the sides of the ruler.


For the top and bottom, simply mark the guidelines in the groves using a water soluble pen.


Then remove the T-Shirt ruler and place a long ruler along the edges of the markings.  Cut along the edge of the ruler.


And your perfectly cut t-shirt design is done.  And with the wonderful T-Shirt interfacing adhered to the back you won't have to worry about your design stretching when you go to sew it into a quilt ;)


Repeat this process for your entire stack of quilts.  Like I said before, I wanted to cut right around the designs, so I used a whole lot of combinations of sizes, for instance, this one uses the 12 1/2" along 3 sides an the 10 1/2" along the left side.


And I even did a few perfect squares in the mix.  Like this 12 1/2" square :)


Now their were a few that because of their small size or super skinny nature that I had to pull out my quilting rulers for.  But I just used the same concepts I had with the t-shirt ruler taking care to line things up well.  They are a little easier to line up as they are smaller ;)


Once you have cut up all your T-Shirts you are ready to start making your quilt top.  First, decide about what size you would like your quilt top.  I went for a nice lap top size of about 60" x 75".  Using a tape measure, mark this on your work surface, either the floor or a design wall ;)


Now play around with your T-Shirt designs until you have a layout that you like.


Once you have a layout in place, do a little mental calculating of where you are going to make squares and how you plan to sew them together.  I  used little pieces of tape to help keep track of these mental caculations.  I plan to sew 1,2,3, & 4 together.  Then do 5,6,7,&8.  Sew 9 to the side of that.  And then 1,2,3,&4 (the top) to 5,6,7,8,&9 (the bottom).


So, now to fill in the holes.  And to do that, we need lots of scrappy goodness!!  I love a good scrap busting project!!  I choose to use 4 color scraps, the ones most used in the T-shirts.


So, staring at grouping number 1, simply start adding around the designs.  Always use a 1/4" seam to add pieces.  This is totally improv piecing.  Don't stress to much about a plan, just add a slab and keep adding until your piece is large enough.  Trim as your go to keep squaring up your design.


And you can work on more than one design at a time.  Since I plan to sew these 2 together, I want to make sure I make them about the same width.  I don't want them to line up perfectly, so I will add big sashing to opposite sides.


And no one says you always have to add a sashing strip.  I threw in a few pieces here and there that were pieced and then added.  Just adds another little scrappy dimension.


And once you have your two pieces about the same width, go ahead and sew them together.


And then, take the new piece to your mat and square it up.  This is super important!!  If you want your quilt to lay flat, be sure and square up each piece when complete.


Now lay your nice piece back in it's designated spot and make sure it is close to the size you planned.  If it isn't add a little more, if not, move on to the next piece.


Just keep adding sashing and bits of piecing to each of your designs, incorporating a mixture of your scraps.  Here I am finished with the units that will make up my "top".  (I split the original 2 into 2 and 3).    So now I just put 2 and 3 together and 4 and 5 together to make 2 rows.  Sew those 2 rows together and then add 1 to the side.


And the top of my quilt top is all done!!  Now I am ready to move onto the bottom pieces.  Just keep sashing, and piecing, adding and trimming and before you know it. . . .


You have a completed quilt top filled with wonderful T-Shirt memories and scrappy goodness!!!


Now to finish your quilt just Baste it, Quilt it, and Bind it.  I know, I make it sound oh so simple.  If you are new to quilting you might find these Video Tutorials on the basics of finishing a quilt helpful :)


I decided to quilt around the T-Shirt designs with a scallop and in the scrappy areas I did this fun design that kind of reminds me of pom-poms.  It is just a back and forth zig-zag in quarter, half, and circles.  Seriously, so much fun to quilt!!


Now just sit back and enjoy your T-Shirt Memory Quilt!!!  The fun thing about this is that my husband loves it because it has memories of High School and I love it because the scrappy goodness has memories of so many other projects I have made.  Double bonus!!!


So that's it.  I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and I have inspired you to pull out those old T-Shirts and get quilting.  And if you do, I would love to see them in my Flickr Group!!!

And I have one last little thing to help inspire you ;)  The wonderful folks at June Tailor have been so kind as to send me 2 T-Shirt Quilt kits with the ruler, interfacing, and pressing cloth to giveaway to two readers!!!  Yippee Skippee!!!


So what do you have to do to win this ruler . . . Simple

1 - Leave a comment here of whether you have a drawer, box, or closet, stuffed with old T-Shirts :)

 2 - For a bonus entry you can follow Happy Quilting (any way you choose, bloglovin, email, facebook, ect.) and then leave a comment here of how you follow.  

That's it.   2 entries max per person please.  I will leave the giveaway open until August 29th and then announce 2 winners shortly after.  Good Luck!!!

Have a Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

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446 comments:

  1. I have my sons' t-shirts hanging in my closet. If I got their quilts done, I'd have a lot more space of my own! I follow you on bloglovin.

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  2. I have boxes full of old T-shirts! Thank you for the chance to win the tools!

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  3. I also follow you here and on facebook. Love your blogs!

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  4. I already made a high school t-shirt quilt, but I need to make a college one and a random "my favorite tshirts through the years" quilt... And I'm sure my husband has shirts for me to save, too! So, yes, lots of tshirts waiting to go through this process. Thank you so much gor sharing your method!!

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  5. Thanks for the tutorial. I have a pile of T-shirts lying on the floor. I've been meaning to make one but didn't know where to start. Now I know!!!
    That ruler will come in handy. I also need to buy some interfacing.
    Thanks for the chance.

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  6. I've saved all my sons school ball shirts and his new wife just brought over all her old high school sport t-shirts too! With this tutorial I now know what to do with them! Thanks! I'm kind of new to all this computer stuff, I follow you on the blog and Facebook .

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  7. I have done t-shirt quilts for others, but mine are shoved in a box waiting to be worked on.

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  8. I am a happy follower on bloglovin

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  9. I have drawers and boxes of T-shirts. I would love for them to be useful again. Thank you for the tutorial.

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  10. O I would love this. I did 2 tshirts quilts for someone using their Harley shirts. This ruler would have been great to have. I did interface them before I cut them but it was hard getting them the right size. Thanks for the tutorial. I will book mark this for my next quilt. Thanks for sharing

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  11. I am your follower and love your blog You are very inspiring

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  12. I don't have a drawer of old t-shirts because my husband actually wears his out! But I have had many people ask me to make t-shirt quilts from their collections, so this would be a great prize to win! Thanks for the chance!

    MGM

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  13. I follow you on bloglovin, and I think facebook too!

    MGM

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  14. I have a top shelf in each of my kids' closets slowing collecting class t-shirts for them! Thanks for the tutorial - I never thought of taping the area on the floor and laying out that way.

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  15. And I follow you on bloglovin'.

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  16. I have T shirts from my daughter's high school years for "some day ". This would really give me a kick start. She has been out of school for 14 years. :)

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  17. I follow on facebook and bloglovin.

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  18. I don't have any T-shirts - I made each of my kids a memory T quilt as their 'dorm' quilt - they are in their 30's now and each still have that quilt. but I do make T quilts for others.

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  19. My husband has a tote full of tshirts I've been saving... And now my teen is starting his own collection!! I love this ruler, it seems so versatile!

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  20. I have a box of t-shirts from every hair-band concert that my husband went to in the 90's.

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  21. This is totally the blog post that I needed to find! I have a bag of my nephews high school t-shirts that I would like to make into a quilt before the first football game! I better get going!!

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  22. I also follow your blog on bloglovin!

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  23. I have an old laundry bag in the corner of the closet :)

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  24. And I follow your blog on Bloglovin.

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  25. I follow your blog via feedly!

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  26. I have an old laundry bag in the corner of the closet :)

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  27. I've saved a few of my favorite tees (in a storage tub) and would love to combine them with fave tees from my boys & husband for a family quilt.

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  28. Oh, yes I have piles of t-shirts for my husband, and both of my adult sons! ~Jeanne

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  29. I follow your blog on blogger dashboard. Thanks for the great tutorial! ~Jeanne

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  30. And I am now following you on facebook!

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  31. i have a box full - under my bed!!

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  32. I have many drawers full of T-shirts to make into quilts. Still have my daughters and now two little granddaughters. This is a great tutorial!

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  33. I'm a follower on Facebook. Enjoy your blog!

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  34. This is serendipity baby, my son just gave me a huge box of his t-shirts and said mom please make me a quilt! Your tutorial for this is so clear I think I can tackle this project now thanks for the push. I've been a follower forever using my blog roll on blogger.

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  35. I loved this tutorial as I have been wanting to make a t-shirt quilt for the children next door from their dad's shirts. I think the scrappiness of this one is fabulous.

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  36. I need this so badly! I have a super jumbo plastic bag with my husband's shirts that already have the sleeves and plain side cut off them. I did this about 3 years ago and it's time to make a quilt! Yours turned out super!

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  37. What a fab tutorial, thank you. I am thinking maybe I will start collecting my sons t-shirts now having seen this.

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  38. I am a happy follower by email.

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  39. I don't have any old tshirts laying around. But my uncle recently passed away and I offered to make my aunt a quilt from his shirts. She asked for 3, one for each grandkid.

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  40. i have a few t-shirts of my kids that have holes. they were too cute to throw out and not good enough to pass along. they would be perfect for a t-shirt quilt.

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  41. I don't have a box full of t-shirts but my sister in laws have asked if I would help them with t-shirt quilts for their kids. This would be perfect for that!
    Sandy A

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  42. Multiple boxes full of t-shirts, just waiting!

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  43. Melissa, I follow you on Facebook and Bloglovin.

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  44. I have a small stack of t-shirts, and also a couple of sweatshirts. I wonder if some sweatshirt logos could be incorporated in a similar way?

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  45. I just finished putting together a quilt top with my daughter's old soccer shirts (jerseys and t's) and I still have my son's high school t-shirts to do. This tool looks great! Thanks for sharing!

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  46. And I follow you on Bloglovin'.

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  47. Oh goodness...we have a million T-shirts here to turn into quilts. Thanks for the post.

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  48. Yep! The only problem is that the shirt I want to make a quilt out of (mostly college shirts and shirts from my elementary teaching days) still fit! I still wear them all the time! When I was teaching elementary school, our PTA made up shirts for each classroom with hand drawn faces of each kid in the class. Some of the parents saved each of these shirts (because, you know, kids can actually grow out of their clothes) and made quilts out of them when their kids entered Jr High. I totally want to do that for my kids!

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  49. I have loads of T shirts but I haven't got round to making a quilt yet!

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  50. I follow with bloglovin and gfc!

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  51. How about a drawer, box AND closet! Thanks for the chance!

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  52. I follow the blog via bloglovin!

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  53. About 6 yrs ago I made one for my husband out of old car tees, to be kept in his car for when we were out & about. That lasted through the summer now it's never left the house! Time to clean out the closet, over flowing with t-shirts & start one to stay in his car. Great use of those shirts that are still in good condition but the grease stains drive me crazy.

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  54. I follow Happy Quilting on facebook and on BlogLovin' (but I prefer facebook!)Thanks for the chance to win.

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  55. Of course I have tons of t-shirts to make a quilt tucked away! My husband does too. We don't throw anything away. LOL

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  56. My friend just asked me to make a T-shirt quilt for her so this is awesome!

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  57. You know I'm a happy follower! ;) Maybe more like happy stalker who makes nearly everything you put out there. I just looked and I've done four of your quilts so far and I have plans in the works for two more and I just won four patterns which you know will have to be made soon. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  58. Thank you so much for the tutorials. My husband died eight months ago and I have his T-shirts. I've tried to figure out how to sew them together. Your instructions were so clear and I'm ready to start. Thanks so much and I do follow you on Facebook.

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  59. I am a happy Quilting follower thru Facebook and your blog :)

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  60. Yes we have loads of old t-shirts. My husband was in the Royal Navy so he collected t-shirts from EVERY city/country he went to in his 24 year career. Plus I collected rock concert tees and he collects Hard Rock Cafe shirts ... Sadly, mice ate a few t-shirts out of our collection when we lived in a different house but he still has about 4 FULL suitcases of 'em and all mine are in Canada!

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  61. Oh I would love to make a quilt like this. I've made T-shirt quilts before, but this scrappy one is so darling! I never thought of doing that. My husband has STACKS of running t-shirts. In fact I recognize the Kanab one in your photo!

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  62. I have a shelf full of tshirts! One of my first quilts was a tshirt quilt and it was terrible! This kit would have helped! Thanks for the giveaway. :)

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  63. Oh, and I love your tshirt quilt...I bet your hubby thinks its awesome! I am a bloglover!

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  64. Oh, my! My niece asked me to help her with a T-shirt quilt for her husband (of all his University t-shirts). I said I would, but I have no idea how to begin! This would be IDEAL. Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  65. I have a ton of tshirts that could be made into several quilts. Yours is so pretty; love the scrappiness of it.

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  66. Great giveaway! My son gave me a huge bag of his t-shirts and asked me to make a quilt...3 years ago! They are still in the bag. I think I am a bad mother!

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  67. Follow you on FB as Aimee Marie

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  68. I have a big stack and some already started blocks in my sewing closet! I appreciate this tutorial on how to lay them out for a cool design. Thanks.

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  69. Love your quilt! I'd love to make some for my kids:)

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  70. What a great giveaway! Of course I have t-shirts I can't part with. Maybe not enough for a whole quilt (yet) but I'm adding new ones all the time.

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  71. I've been wanting to make a quilt for my son-in-law. He is a two time Olympian gold winner. This would be just what I need to get started. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  72. Great tutorial and such a fun t-shirt quilt! I have a box of Kliban the cat t-shirts ready to be put into a quilt. I made one that I love but need to use up those t-shirts :-) I'm still following your blog with Blogger. Thanks for the chance to win such great tools from June Taylor!

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  73. This tutorial is great!! I would love to do a t-shirt quilt some day. I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of girl, and over the years I've tossed many a t-shirt into the rag bag. I could kick myself now!! I have just recently started saving up old t-shirts for a someday t-shirt quilt. I don't have enough yet, but I will.

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  74. I follow you through Bloglovin. I would love to win this prize. But even if I don't win, at least now I know enough to get some interfacing before attempting a t-shirt quilt. Great tutorial.

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  75. I have a box of shirts for my husband and another full of shirts from the kids. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  76. I am a follower via bloglovin'.

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  77. Wow, what an awesome quilt & give away! I've been collecting shirts in a box to make a tshirt quilt at some point and this may be the kick in the pants I need to actually start! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  78. My sons have t shirts from all over the world that I have saved. Their grandparents like to travel. So that is 2 quilts to make

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  79. I'm also a follower through blogger and facebook. :D

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  80. I've made two t-shirt quilts and the next one would be easier with this kit. thanks for the tute!

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  81. My husband has a drawer full of NHRA t-shirts I would love to turn into a quilt for him. Thanks for the tute also.

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  82. I have made one t-shirt quilt but it was a "practice" one, I want to do another with my shirts (the first was with my nieces)

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  83. I have lots of shirts and want to make one, yours looks great!!!!

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  84. I have 4 bins of my children's clothes that I don't want to throw away and that aren't really giveaway-able, that I would love to make something like this for the memories of when they were so tiny.

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  85. I've got a box with my high-school t-shirts, I don't want to part with them but they aren't enough for a shirt quilt. I'll have to go on collecting.
    Thanks for the chance!

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  86. I'm a happy follower of yours, on Blogger and on Bloglovin.

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  87. I have 3 stacks of T-shirts under my sewing table. My high school shirts, my college shirts, and all my concert shirts :)

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  88. I have a pile of my son's t-shirts in my closet just waiting for me to begin this project! Thanks!

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  89. I have LOTS of old t-shirts that have tons of memory that would make a lovely quilt. Thanks so much for sharing

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  90. I'm a google and email follower. Have a great day

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  91. I am so happy you posted this! My sweetie's favourite uncle passed away a littl while ago and we inherited bags full of his "signature" hawaiian shirts! I've been wanting to make a quilt with them for my sweetie,but I had no idea how to go about doing that. Now I know! :-). Thank yu so much for the giveaway and for the tutorial.

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  92. Unfortunately, I do not have a collection of t-shirts. But I'm sure my grandchildren do. What child wouldn't love to receive a quilt made with their favorite t-shirts? Thanks!

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  93. I am follower via email. Thanks!

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  94. I am sure that my family would not mind at all if I picked out a few ol' t-shirts from their dressers to make a quilt ;-)
    Your quilt turned out fabulous and thanks for the step-by-step!!

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  95. I follow you via Bloglovin' - thanks for another chance, this would be fun to try!!

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  96. I've got t-shirts all over the place to use!

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  97. I follow you on FB. Thanks for the chance!

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  98. I have 6 grandchildren that I am sure are going to need t-shirt quilts as they get older. I also have a good friend who recently lost her husband & she want to make t-shirt quilt out of his shirts for all 4 of her kids & I told her that I would help her, so this would come in very handy.

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  99. I adore how you've made it scrappy. Why didn't I think of that!

    I do have some tshirts that I've had for nearly 20 years. Sigh. This would be fantastic to try! ♥

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  100. I so follow you.. bloglovin mainly. Of course you're QAL has me hooked too. ;)

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  101. I love the look of the scrappy quilt so much more than the traditional sashings. I've got 5 kids and boxes upon boxes full of shirts!

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  102. My husband never throws his T-shirts away. A T-shirt quilt would be kind of fun.

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  103. I have a girlfriend who wants to do a T-Shirt quilt for her daughter. I would love to win this so I could help her get started. Great gift idea. Thanks for the chance to win :-)

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  104. I have t-shirts in drawers & a closet. Thanks.

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  105. I'm a follower with Bloglovin'. Thanks again.

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  106. Oh, my--wish I had this years ago, most of the old t-shirts are gone now. Guess it is time to start saving them again.

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  107. Of course I follow your blog. I love it! I dropped off following for a little while but then I got back and man, I missed you.

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  108. I subscribe by email and look forward to every post!

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  109. I made one of these quilts in April. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=422616.msg5018042#msg5018042 It's the best reading-on-the-lawn blanket ever. Now my husband wants me to make him one with all of his old t-shirts. I know there are some I may just toss (cartoon porn star, no thanks) but he will never know.

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  110. I would love to make one of these for my daughter as she has tons of t shirts from highschool and college.

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  111. Yes, I have tons of T-shirts and something needs to get done with them...

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  112. I have a drawer of t-shirts that I am saving to make my son a high school graduation quilt. I buy him t-shirts whenever we go on vacations and then when he out grows them i stash them away! I have also saved misc. other shirts that might have meaning to him.

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  113. I also follow you on both bloglovin and by email!

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  114. Melissa thanks for the great tutorial! And yes, I have two closets full of t-shirts! Woohoo....

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  115. I have made several t-shirt quilts but I think next time I will use your method. And I need to check out the ruler anything to speed things up.

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  116. I have been following you via email for some time

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  117. A year ago I made a t-shirt quilt for a sorority girl out of her t-shirts that looks a lot like this! Sure would have made it so much easier to have had these tools to use! Would love to have them for my next one!

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  118. I am one of your "happy" followers here!!

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  119. T-shirts in a box in the closet of the things to do....

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  120. I follow this blog via email. Love it!

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  121. I have lots of my boys' baby and pre-school t shirts saved up, thanks for the tutorial! Your quilt looks fab! And thanks for the chance in the giveaway too :o)

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  122. I do have a number of T shirts ... the kit will be great to get started.
    thanks

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  123. I am a Happy e-mail follower...

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  124. Thanks for sharing, T-shirt quilts aren't as scary as I thought. I have a box full of T-shirts.

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  125. I follow you via email and "Bloglovin". :)

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  126. I follow via E-mail and Bloglovin' :)
    anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  127. I have a box of T shirts and they are already cut down, just waiting to be made into a quilt. Thanks for the giveaway and for the tips on making a T shirt quilt.

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  128. Of course I have a box and drawer full of family reunion and church picnic t-shirts. glad I visited you!

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  129. I guess you can say I have a closet full of boxes full of T-shirts. My husband and two sons have saved all their Boy Scout t-shirts hoping that I will make them quilts. That many t-shirts is a little overwhelming for a new quilter like me but I really do want to make the quilts. Thank you! anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  130. I just made a T shirt quilt for a friend who graduated College (used her highschool shirts) phew I used a lot of interfacing, I think 10yds off of a bolt.

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  131. Wow this is great. My high school was known for having t-shirts for everything. Transfer students made fun of us. I even have a rugby shirt and we didn't even have a rugby team. So of course I have boxes of high school shirts desperate to be a quilt.

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  132. And of course I follow you here : )

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  133. I have a box of my late father-in-laws t-shirts that I want to make into a quilt or seven. But I've never done something like this! Your tutorial is helping me overcome my fear of screwing this up! Winning the ruler would be AWESOME!

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  134. And I follow you on Facebook and through Feedly!

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  135. Just found about 30 shirts in the garage...great tutorial!

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  136. I only wear tshirts and I buy way too many, but since its the only kind of tops I wear I think it is justified. I also don't throw them away if they shrink, get a grease stain away from the graphic, etc. and have 3 massive ziplock storage bags (the biggest size) full of them as I knew I would either use them for a quilt or at least for rags (or painting shirts). I could definitely use one of these kits to purge my "stash"...and make room to justify buying more tshirts...

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  137. I just finished my second t-shirt quilt. I could really use this kit. I have been using the guess an by golly method. I still have at least two more quilts to make.

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  138. I follow by e-mail. Yours is the first blog I started following on a regular basis.

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  139. I love your quilt. I think I need to make a few of these. I have t-shirts galore from both our daughter and son and my husband. His mom also saved a lot of his t-shirts, and when she found out I loved to sew shortly after we married she gave them to me. Then I had no idea what I would do with them, so I folded them and put them all in a box. What a wonderful surprise for all three of them it will be on Christmas morning to have these quilts. Thanks for the great tutorial.

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  140. I follow Happy Quilting on Bloglovin. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  141. I am a happy follower by both blog and fB

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  142. I have lots of T-shirts from all the country 'bars' we have been to on dance trips. My husband and I met country western line dancing!!! Thanks for the opportunity.

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  143. Cool idea! I have so many rowing t-shirts I want to commemorate in some way, and I think this might be it :o)

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  144. I follow you through my Blogger Dashboard (GFC)

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  145. I have plans to do a t-shirt memory quilt for my nephew who graduates from high school soon. My sister has been saving shirts for me so she is the one with drawers full of them.

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  146. I already follow Happy Quilting on Bloglovin!

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  147. My daughter has a great big drawer stuffed with t-shirts.

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  148. I follow you on FB as well as other places.

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  149. I'm in the middle of making a tshirt quilt for my best friend, and these would make it so much easier. I need to get it done. I've had her shirts for almost 5 years.

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  150. Ahhh!!! It's what I've been waiting 2 yes for lol! All my husbands college and fraternity shirts await in a box in out attic! And I LOVE the scrappy look! I follow you on my blog reader and will look you up on Facebook. Love your blog! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  151. My hubby has tones of in n out and Harley T shirts...

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  152. Yep I have two groups of those t-shirts hanging around in bags...one from my DH's work and one has KISS shirts that belong to my youngest son. They have been waiting for the "right" idea and thanks for the chance to win the kit so that I can get them in progress soon!

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  153. I am subscribed to your blog and the posts are always waiting for me in the mail box!

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  154. I have made two T-shirt quilts, one for me and one for my sister, I have started one for my husband, but it's not done. I want to start a college one soon.

    I am also following you

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  155. Oh my goodness.... I have so many tshirts that are all quilting or Run for a cure themed and I rarely wear them so have been thinking about making a quilt from them but didn't know where to start. I was actually considering asking a friend to make it for me. Now you have not only inspired me, but given me the step by step directions. What is weird is that I just saw that June Tailor tshirt kit advertised yesterday!
    I follow your blog and never miss a dose of your inspiration. Thank you for being such a Happy Quilter!

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  156. Great tutorial. I live how your quilt turned out. I have two boys, 5 and 19 months and I have a box overflowing with tops and tees from the past 5 years all awaiting me to transform them into a couple of memory quilts. Thanks for the chance to win

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  157. My daughter and SIL own a T-shirt print shop so they brought me 2 boxes to make them T shirt quilts. One from their personal collection of favorite shirts and the other of the first shirts they ever printed. I have my work cut out for me as I've never done one but this tutorial is a life saver. Thank you

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  158. I am a loyal follower but not always a loyal poster :) Love your stuff. Oh I follow through RSS I just love that it comes to my mail box that way and all sorted out for me

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  159. In the midst of a T-shirt Quilt. Four or Five under my belt. Multitudes of T-Shirts left. Yours looks really good!!

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  160. This would be perfect! Where I live we have an annual "event" called Fun Fest, it's been going on for over 25 years and my MIL has the t-shirts for every single year and has been wanting to make a t-shirt quilt out of them, this would be the perfect opportunity to make it for her for Christmas! Thanks for the chance to win!!!

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  161. I follow you via GFC and Bloglovin!

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  162. What a great tool and tutorial! I have a basket of old T-shirts that my mom had for the grandkids to wear as nightshirts. I would love to make some quilts for them.

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  163. And I follow you through Facebook, Bloglovin' and of course, you are on my list of favourite blogs on my own blog!

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa