Quilt making class - Page 7

Kevy Baby · 03-20-2009, 09:58 AM

I should probably let Susan know that everyone is talking about her.

One thing about the date: she will have been out of town for a week, getting back just a couple days before the 5th (the exact date she will be back is kind of open-ended)

Not Afraid · 03-20-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I should probably let Susan know that everyone is talking about her.

One thing about the date: she will have been out of town for a week, getting back just a couple days before the 5th (the exact date she will be back is kind of open-ended)

I just so happens I used an old fashioned method to talk to your wife before we decided on a date.

madmonkeygirl · 03-20-2009, 10:02 AM

MouseWife let me know how the tshirt quilt goes. I might be interested in making one depending on how much i want to let go of my collection of concert tshirts since i hardly wear them anymore.

MouseWife · 03-20-2009, 10:08 AM

madmonkeygirl~ will do. She is still in the gathering stages. I think it would be very difficult to cut up some t's!! But, I also have some t's that the best thing left is the picture.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Quilt-from-Tee-Shirts

This is the motherly 'advice' I gave to her. ;0)

Let me know what you think/decide.

Not Afraid · 03-20-2009, 10:13 AM

For a T-Shirt quilt, I would think you would use regular quilt making techniques except you would have to use a stabilizer on the fabric before you quilt it. I think that step would be key.

MouseWife · 03-20-2009, 10:26 AM

Is that like a stretcher, since the material is so soft and probably would gather? Kind of like that thing they use on carpets, a puller?

See, you guys are so smart!

Not Afraid · 03-20-2009, 11:06 AM

No, a stabilizer is something you iron on to the fabric to "stabilize" it so it will be strong enough to quilt. You should look for a Fusible Cut-Away Fabric Stabilizer.

lindyhop · 03-20-2009, 11:08 AM

I was looking into stabilizers when I considered embroidering on t-shirts and my memory is a little hazy. But I think a stabilizer is something you temporarily iron on to the fabric so it doesn't stretch while you work on it.

I also have old t-shirts with graphics I'd hate to lose and wondered how to rework them...

I think Sunday the 5th would work for me.

Kevy Baby · 03-20-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I just so happens I used an old fashioned method to talk to your wife before we decided on a date.

Ludite

Why am I still reading this thread?!?

Not Afraid · 03-20-2009, 11:20 AM

Because you need to tell your wife about what we're discussing.

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madmonkeygirl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 764	MouseWife let me know how the tshirt quilt goes. I might be interested in making one depending on how much i want to let go of my collection of concert tshirts since i hardly wear them anymore.
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03-20-2009, 10:08 AM	#64
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	madmonkeygirl~ will do. She is still in the gathering stages. I think it would be very difficult to cut up some t's!! But, I also have some t's that the best thing left is the picture. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Quilt-from-Tee-Shirts This is the motherly 'advice' I gave to her. ;0) Let me know what you think/decide. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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03-20-2009, 10:13 AM	#65
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	For a T-Shirt quilt, I would think you would use regular quilt making techniques except you would have to use a stabilizer on the fabric before you quilt it. I think that step would be key.
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03-20-2009, 10:26 AM	#66
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Is that like a stretcher, since the material is so soft and probably would gather? Kind of like that thing they use on carpets, a puller? See, you guys are so smart! __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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03-20-2009, 11:06 AM	#67
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	No, a stabilizer is something you iron on to the fabric to "stabilize" it so it will be strong enough to quilt. You should look for a Fusible Cut-Away Fabric Stabilizer.
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lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I was looking into stabilizers when I considered embroidering on t-shirts and my memory is a little hazy. But I think a stabilizer is something you temporarily iron on to the fabric so it doesn't stretch while you work on it. I also have old t-shirts with graphics I'd hate to lose and wondered how to rework them... I think Sunday the 5th would work for me. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Because you need to tell your wife about what we're discussing.
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