Make a T‑Shirt Quilt: From Shirts to Finished Quilt

This eight-week class guides students through making a completed T‑shirt quilt from their own shirts. Instruction includes selecting and preparing shirts, fusing interfacing, cutting uniform blocks, planning layout, sewing the quilt top, sandwiching and basting, quilting or tying, and attaching binding, with demonstrations and Q&A.

Students must be able to use scissors to cut straight lines, rulers to accurately measure. They will need some experience using an iron, and a sewing machine. Younger students or those with little experience may need some adult assistance.

Materials needed:

To create an Heirloom quilt you will need the following materials, tools, and supplies:

Basic Sewing Kit

T-shirts (at least 12–15 for a lap quilt)

Medium weight fusible interfacing (to stabilize T-shirt fabric)

Rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat -preferred (or good sharp scissors) ruler and chalk markers or heat erasable pen

Sewing machine, thread, needles, pins and/or clips

Iron and ironing board, spray water bottle

Sashing fabric to go between the T-shirt squares, (optional), backing fabric, quilt batting, binding fabric to coordinate with the backing.