One Sewing Hack You Need to Know

I don’t know about you, but in our family we keep sentimental t-shirts for way too long. I’m talking about dance recital t-shirts from when I was 7 years old, or my husband’s football t-shirts from high school. The t-shirts I used for these nursery projects were especially important because we used t-shirts that belonged to my husband’s late mother. Since his room is space themed and my husband’s mother worked at The Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, we knew they would be a perfect fit for his nursery.

My mom took the time to make the quilt for me while she waited for my son’s arrival. To try this on your own you will need t-shirts, border fabric, and quilt batting.

So the one sewing hack you need to know is….. buy a used bed mat for quilt batting! We paid $4 for a nice, full sized bed mat from a thrift store. Not only will you save money, you can get a good quality bed mat to make a comfy quilt (better than a lot of quilt batting).

 

 

 First, we cut the design out of the t-shirts we wanted for the front and back of the quilt.

 

 

Depending on how large you want your quilt or how many shirts you have the size of your quilt may vary. Then, we cut the bed mat to fit in between each t-shirt. We used a basting stich to keep the pieces together.

 

We did the same thing with the border pieces (2 yards for the front fabric and 2 yards for the back fabric, however depending on the size of your quilt and how thick you want your border pieces you may need more or less fabric).

 

Space themed fabric for the front of the quilt, bed mat, blue fabric for the back of the quilt.

 

We sewed one panel at a time (t-shirt, border, t-shirt, border, t-shirt).

 

 

Then we added a border in between each panel and around the perimeter.

 

 

The last steps are to stich the edges and take out the basting stiches.

She also made a special bear for him using a pattern. The aqua fabric is a pajama t-shirt my husband’s mother wore and the striped fabric are the pajama shorts. While you get your winter gear out of the attic, take a look at your old t-shirts and create something new for your home!

 

Grams with Wesley III

 

 

 Space boy

 

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