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T-Shirt Quilt!
« on: February 25, 2017, 08:56:41 PM »
I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and finally took the leap. I had a bunch of my old con t-shirts turned into a quilt. 

Trust me when I tell you that sending these to someone and having them cut into them triggered anxiety of the very highest levels! 

It came today and the lady who did it did such an excellent job that I almost cried.  Thought I'd share here!  I had enough shirts for a queen... that's covering my couch and coffee table in the pic! 


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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2017, 09:23:23 PM »
Love this!

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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2017, 10:43:34 PM »
Awesome!

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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2017, 10:51:05 PM »
What a great way to use those old shirts!

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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2017, 08:10:11 AM »
This is a super idea.  I cannot stand the high neckline of most t-shirts yet love many of the designs.  This is a great way to keep memories. 
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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2017, 08:17:35 AM »
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This is a super idea.  I cannot stand the high neckline of most t-shirts yet love many of the designs.  This is a great way to keep memories.

Exactly. For me they were either too big or too small. Either way, I never wore them.  I think I sent her 44 shirts, some with sleeve and back designs to incorporate.



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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2017, 10:04:18 AM »
That quilt is wonderful. I have thought of having that done. It's great to see an example!
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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2017, 10:04:35 AM »
Love it!  I have a box of all my old punk shirts and I have thought about doing this for a long time.  Now I think I could do one side punk and the other side geek. 

Thank you for sharing!
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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2017, 01:19:46 PM »
I have a bunch that I'd love to convert to a quilt. Don't know if I want to do it myself or out source it like you did. Is your quilter in Etsy? Are they still taking commissions?
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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2017, 04:16:09 PM »
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I have a bunch that I'd love to convert to a quilt. Don't know if I want to do it myself or out source it like you did. Is your quilter in Etsy? Are they still taking commissions?

She is and she does.  I believe her shop is new. I even have a $30 off coupon code she gave me to hand to friends if you want it.

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Re: T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2017, 08:28:02 PM »
Is it expensive? I have a lot of concert shirts I wanted to do this with. It looks great.

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T-Shirt Quilt!
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2017, 04:40:02 AM »
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Is it expensive? I have a lot of concert shirts I wanted to do this with. It looks great.

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I guess that's relative to what you consider expensive? Her quilts run anywhere from $200-$375 depending on size?  That was great for me, as the number of quilts I'd been looking at ran in the $500 range and up. 

And thanks! I'm especially pleased with how it came out.


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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2017, 04:49:43 AM »
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I guess that's relative to what you consider expensive? Her quilts run anywhere from $200-$375 depending on size?  That was great for me, as the number of quilts I'd been looking at ran in the $500 range and up. 

And thanks! I'm especially pleased with how it came out.


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Quality makes a big difference on what makes the cost worth it and she looks likely she does a great job.

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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2017, 05:48:20 AM »
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Quality makes a big difference on what makes the cost worth it and she looks likely she does a great job.

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Completely agree. And yes. She took a lot of care in it. I worked with her on it a lot... what pieces I wanted included, etc.  She emailed to ask me questions before she hacked anything up. And she featured my two all time faves, my limited edition Gama-go tees with monsters attacking the convention center like I requested. (You can see them in the center, teal and yellow.) 


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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2017, 06:26:45 AM »
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Completely agree. And yes. She took a lot of care in it. I worked with her on it a lot... what pieces I wanted included, etc.  She emailed to ask me questions before she hacked anything up. And she featured my two all time faves, my limited edition Gama-go tees with monsters attacking the convention center like I requested. (You can see them in the center, teal and yellow.) 


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Those are really cool shirts! I have a plastic bin in my closet full of shirts so this would be an awesome solution.

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