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Do you have old T-shirts filling drawers and closet shelves? Shirts
that have memories of vacations, schools, concerts, sports and other
activities or events... turn these unused shirts into a quilted memory that
can be enjoyed for years to come.
These shirts will be made into a custom quilt that is machine quilted and
bound by me. You only need to provide clean T-shirts and I will do the
rest, using only quality fabrics and batting. The price is based on
the size and number of shirts you want to include... Do not include T-shirts that have a design graphic larger
than 14 inches or part of the image will be cut off!.
Complete the work order, gather up your clean shirts (if you wash them,
don't use fabric softener) and contact me to schedule an appointment or let
me know if you prefer to drop off at a local quilt shop. Quilts take
approximately 4-8 weeks to complete so be sure and allow plenty of time
before graduation, birthday or other event. If your shirt has a
graphic on both the front and the back, this will count as 2 shirts.
If you want only one side of a 2 sided shirt, please indicate which
side with a safety pin (a post it note will fall off.) Provide your color
preferences for T-shirt block borders (sashing) area separating the T-shirts and
backing and leave the rest to us. Many people using high school or
college T's prefer sashing fabric to be in their school colors. All
fabric used is 100% quilt shop quality cotton fabrics.
$100 deposit required for all T-shirt quilts.
The size of your T-shirt quilt depends on the number of T's you provide.
The size of the shirt graphics will determine the size of the blocks in the
quilt. 14 inches is the largest graphic we can accept to prevent losing any
of the image. The most common layout is a standard straight set vs. the
variable layout (see diagrams below). The variable layout will
run higher as there is more work involved with cutting and placement. Most
teen-ager and adult shirts will use the 15" block and grade school shirts
fall into the 12" block. Some shirts have a very small chest logo and
if there are multiple shirts like this, it is better to use 4 shirts to
create one block.
Check out the t-shirt quilt photo gallery to see samples:
Example: Using 2" sashing strips between blocks (black area in
standard graphic below)
12" block 15" block
Base (without additional outer border(s))
12 shirts 42" x 56" 51" x
68"
$200
16 shirts 56" x 56" 68" x
68"
$250
20 shirts 56" x 69" 68" x
84"
$300
25 shirts 69" x 69" 84" x
84"
$375
30 shirts 69" x 83" 84" x 101"
$450
36 shirts 83" x 83" 101" x 101"
$550
Sizes and costs are estimates and do not include additional
borders. Adding an outer border will increase the size by 6-10"
depending on your preference. Additional fees will
based on size and number of borders added.
Seaming smaller logo shirts to make a larger more pleasing block, add
$3 per seam.
Variable Layout
Standard sashing layout using 3x4 blocks or 12 shirts w/o
additional border(s)
Bedding
and
Comforter Sizes
Standard and older mattress depth is 9-12"
New pillow top mattresses run 14-16" in depth.
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Bed |
Mattress Measures** |
Standard Comforter Widths
(in Inches) |
Standard Comforter Lengths
(in Inches) |
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Crib |
28" x 52" |
28 - 36" |
46 - 52" |
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Twin |
39" x 75" |
66 - 68" |
86 - 88" |
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Double |
60" x 80" |
81 - 84" + |
86 - 88" |
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Queen |
60" x 80" |
86 - 88" |
96 - 100" |
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King
(Standard/Eastern) |
76-78" x 80" |
102" |
86 - 88" |
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California King |
72" x 84" |
107 - 110" |
96 - 98" |
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