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t-shirt quilt tutorial

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 7

Karen · 5 Comments


Finally, this is the last in the series on the T-Shirt Tutorial. To see parts 1-6, here are the links:

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 1

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 2

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 3

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 4

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 5

Making a T-Shirt Quilt Tutorial, Part 6

The finished quilt

When you get your quilt back from the quilter (or when you finish quilting it if you are doing the quilting yourself), trim all the back and batting to the same size as the front of the quilt:

how to make a t-shirt quilt
Trim the quilt after it is quilted

Next, you are going to measure the quilt. When I sent this quilt top to the quilter, it measured 96″ X 96″. The process of quilting draws the fabric layers up a bit, and makes the piece smaller. So, to determine how much binding I need, I will have to measure the quilt again.

how to make a t-shirt quilt tutorial
Measure after quilting

The finished piece now measures 93.5″ X 95.5″, so I will need 378″ of binding strips. (93.5 +93.5 +95.5+95.5)  I always add at least 10″ to account for seams and turning the corners.  The next thing I did was cut strips 2.5″ X  width of fabric until I had enough to make a strip 388″ long.

t-shirt quilt tutorial
Cut binding strips 2 and a half inches wide X width of fabric.

Stitch these strips together end to end to make one long continuous length of binding.

t-shirt quilt tutorial
stitch the strips together end to end

Press under one half inch along the entire length of the binding strip.

how to make a t-shirt quilt
press under one half inch

Pin the binding strip to the front of the quilt, right sides together.  Start pinning in the middle of any edge.

how to make a t-shirt quilt
pin binding to the front of the quilt

At the corners, make miters by pinning the binding at an angle along both sides of the corner.

how to make a t-shirt quilt
pin the binding at an angle on both sides of the corner

When you get to the meet point of the binding, pin the edges together. Using a pen or marker, mark the edge where the ends meet on both sides:

how to make a t-shirt quilt
pin the ends together, then mark the meet point with a pen or marker.

Pull the ends of the binding away from the quilt, and pen together.  Stitch the ends together on the marked line.

t-shirt quilt tutorial
pin on marked line

Stitch on marked line:

Stitch on marked line

Trim seam to one fourth inch:

how to make a t-shirt quilt
trim seam

Continue to pin binding in place in quilt:

continue pinning binding to quilt

Stitch binding to quilt using a one half inch seam:

stitch using a one half inch seam

When you get to the corners, stitch to within one half inch of the edge. Stop, remove the fabric from the machine. Turn the corner, place the fabric back in the machine, begin stitching one half inch from the edge:

stitch to within one half inch of the edge. Turn, start stitching one half inch from edge

After you have stitched all the way around, remove all the pins, and turn the binding to the back of the quilt.

turn binding to the back of the quilt

Pin in place again:

I hate this part!

Thread a needle with matching thread,  hand stitch the binding to the back of the quilt using small stitches.

hand stitch binding to back of quilt

To make the mitered corners, fold the corner flat:

fold the corner flat

Turn the first edge over at an angle and pin in place:

how to make a mitered corner
fold the first  side over at an angle

Fold the second side over and pin in place:

Fold the second side over and pin in place

Continue to hand stitch the binding in place all the way around the quilt.

The front showing a mitered corner.

Now, I have to say here, that this makes making mitered corners look like a piece of cake. I have a hard time making mitered corners, and not all of them look this good. If anyone reading this has an easier way to make these mitered corners, please tell me.

Done!

Now that the binding is done, the quilt is finished. You may want to add a label, telling who made the quilt, and when. I put a label on this one. I’ll post pics of the finised quilt tomorrow.

 

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Oh, Judy! You Are Going To LOOOVVVEEE This!

Karen · 8 Comments

We went down to Kanab, Utah today to buy groceries and pick up Judy’s T-Shirt quilt from the quilter. Oh, MY! is it ever beautiful! Jorja did a fabulous job on the quilting. I couldn’t wait to get home with it so I could take some pictures.

jorja hernandez did a fabulous job quilting this quilt
Jorja did a fabulous job!
I love the quilting on this quilt!
This quilting is just plain beautiful!
Judy, you are going to love this!
I can not wait for Judy to see this quilt in person
another square beautifully quilted
Oh, this is lovely!

Now all I have to do is trim the quilt up, and put on the binding. I will do that this week, and post pics showing the last part of the t-shirt quilt tutorial.

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