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1.
The logos are cut out from the shirt leaving plenty of space around each
one.
At this point I do not know which logos will end up in a wide strip
and which will be in a narrow one. For this reason I cut lots of space
around each logo. If you are sending logos only, please bear this in
mind.
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2.
Each logo is backed with iron-on cotton stabilizer.
Its very important to use good quality woven cotton for the
stabilizer and not jersey backing. Otherwise the quilt will stretch and
distort during the quilting process.
Logos are arranged in widths to create balance in the finished quilt.
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3. Sashing is cut, usually in 2-1/2” strips but, if you
don’t have a lot of t-shirts the sashing can be wider. The sashing can
be all the same fabric or it can be a variety of fabrics. If you have
some photo-transfer pictures in your quilt, its fun to sash them in a
different colour to make them stand out.
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4. Sashing is sewn onto
each logo. Its very important to make sure that the seam
allowance is exact when putting the sashing on or the strips will end up
different lengths.
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5. Logos with sashing are sewn into strips. As
the logos are different lengths (which adds interest to the quilt) I
usually save a few very narrow strips, sometimes from the sleeves or the
backs of the t-shirts, to allow for some "wriggle-room".
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6. Sashing is pressed. There is a lot of
pressing after each sewing process. This not only sets the seams but
helps the quilt to hang properly.
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7. Each logo with its sashing is carefully measured and
trimmed, if necessary. Fabric moves and stretches as it is handled,
particularly knit fabrics, even when it is stabilized, so it's important
to keep checking the measurements and trimming as necessary.
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8. Strips are measured and trimmed as necessary. It's very
important to be accurate at this point or the strips will not meet and
the edge of the quilt will be uneven. |
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9. Strips are hung up and the order arranged and
re-arranged to create a pleasing presentation. |
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10. The strips are sewn together with bands of
sashing between each strip. |
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11. The quilt top goes to
Toni,
along with the batting and the backing, for her to quilt on her big
quilting machine. Toni has a wide variety of quilting designs to
choose from. I like a simple curved one with lots of space to show off
the logos. |
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12. Excess batting and backing is cut off neatly
to give a tidy edge before binding |
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13. The quilt is given a final trimming and
measuring, loose threads are trimmed and all the seams are checked for
smoothness. |
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14. Finally the binding is put on by hand, to
create a nice clean neat finish to the quilt.
I use the double binding method as the quilt edges get the most wear.
I also use a patterned or darkish fabric for the binding as this is the
area which will get soiled first.
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15. The last step, a personalized label is sewn
onto the corner. |
