T Shirt Quilt Without Batting

A t shirt quilt is a personal custom project based on items you already own each finished quilt will be uniquely yours and each will have its own look and flavor.

T shirt quilt without batting. These pins and anchors are much easier to insert and remove while quilting. Think about layout and how you want your shirts to look. Lay the batting and t shirt top face up on the backing. Then put the t shirt top on the batting so the images are facing up.

Design decisions for your t shirt quilt. Instead of letting those shirts sit in a drawer you can breathe new life into them by turning them into a t shirt quilt t shirt quilts are fairly easy to make and should only take around a few hours of your time. Well i have 3 completed and i am finishing up 4 whew. The batting will make the quilt fluffier and will insulate it.

Quilt batting was known as wadding and was used for warmth in a quilt. I have not tested this on a t shirt quilt but it s touted as long lasting breathable and warm. I didn t know what i was getting into i am sure that she didn t either. I used batting in the first 3 and this last one i was thinking about no batting.

Spread the backing on your work surface and place the batting on the backing. The t shirt material takes so long to dry add to that a cotton batting and backing you are talking one very heavy quilt especially when trying to pull it out of the washing machine. This photo here shows wool batting on the left and cotton batting on the right. For a thicker quilt add an extra layer of batting.

It will cost more than cotton or a blend. Maybe a lap size t shirt quilt would not be so heavy. Many people have t shirts that hold memories though they no longer wear them. I am working on a tshirt quilt project for my niece.

Cover with your layer of quilt batting then top with the pieced t shirt block right side up. Quilting a t shirt quilt. Wadding was often made up from any type of filler that a quilter could find at the time. Wadding made a quilt warm cozy and sometimes could even be quite heavy.

Bamboo batting is an up and coming new batting. Assuming of course this is a queen size. The final step to finishing these blocks is to quilt. Take some time to plan out a design for your quilt.