How to Make a Quilt (Part 2)

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Julie Hansen shows how to make a beautiful quilt out of old tee shirts using the "T-Shirt Memory Quilt" pattern by Four Corners Design.

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Part 1 Contents:
Supplies and Tools Needed
Describing the Project and Pattern Used
Picking the Tee Shirts For The Quilt
Preparation of Tee Shirts and Using a T-Shirt For Practice
Selection of Fabrics and Interfacing to back T-Shirt Fabric
Batting and Backing Materials

Part 2 Contents:
Cutting Fabric For the Quilt 0:00
Sewing Pieces Together; The Size of the Seam And How To Press The Seam 2:37
Creating A "Quilt Wall" With a Grid 3:14
Deciding the Layout of Squares 4:12
How To Stich The Squares Together 4:52
Preparing To Add The Borders To The Quilt Top Using Steam a Seam 5:47

Part 3 Contents:
Sewing On The Borders to the Quilt Top
Adding the Back to the Quilt Top
Sewing the Quilt Top to the Back
Cutting Fabric For The Binding Including The 45 Degree Angle

Part 4 Contents:
Piecing Together The Binding At A 45 Degree Angle Using Steam a Seam
Quilting the Top To The Bottom. Sewing Around Each t-Shirt Design. Adding a Signature
Trimming the Backing
Finishing The Quilt. Adding The Binding With Mitered Corners
Creating A Scrapbook To Go Along With Your Quilt

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[VeeVeeVeeV]

i'm looking for a pic of the quilt showing on the ad for this clip..

[VeeVeeVeeV]

look AT the camera....

[mangablaze87]

I never thought to use steam-a-seam in place of pins! Thank you for that little tidbit!

[sillymang]

6:12 AHAHA behind the seams :D

Great video! I was wondering how would you sew the shirts to one another without borders between them? if possible?

Thanks alot!!

[satsumamoon]

Forgot to say that you iron the tshirt fabric after youve laid it neatly on top of the interfacing. Use a medium temperature. 

[satsumamoon]

@deejacks35 You use the iron-on type which is for use with stretch fabrics.

The back of this interfacing has bumps on it. These bumps are actually a hot melt glue, so obviously this is the side which should be melted to the back of your fabric..

You place a sheet of it (glue side up) on your ironing board and then place your tshirt fabric over it.

Just make sure you dont iron it glue side down or it will be stuck to your ironing board forever!

[satsumamoon]

Do you have some kind of OCD?

[hansende]

@deejacks35 Hello, I'm sorry, but I didn't actually show adding the interfacting to the T-shirt fabric. However, there is information on how to do this in the pattern and instructions come with the interfacing. It's quite simple to do, the most important thing is to make sure the design of your T-shirt is straight, especially if it has lettering. Thanks for your comment!

[deejacks35]

this is a informative video but i can't find where she shows how to iron the interfacing on...