thankyou Leah- some excellent information- I haven't seen before...I've followed you about 10 years or so, but due to illness today is the first time I've sen in 2023..feeling good about it
Leah you never cease to amaze me you have a video on everything I can watch you all night and all day thank you for all your wonderful hard work. One day I would love to make a T-shirt quilt, the only thing is is I don’t have many shirts left from my babies. Things weee taken from my children before I realized I could do this, but you have brought new lite to it .♥️ thank you, you are the best! I’m Slowly picking up Steppling slowly with help from you thank you again ❤️ don’t know when I will start it it just seems that I have so much to learn and so much to do and I’m really getting into making bags I’d like doing them they’re short-lived and I can whip them up in a day or two and along with table runners I still haven’t done any free motion quilting I don’t feel comfortable enough but I will eventually and hopefully it won’t take me years to get the Q zone I really would love to get that hold me to it!
Just keep practicing and working at it Cathy! At some point you just have to pick a quilt top and decide you're going to cover it with Stippling no matter what it looks like. That's the best way to do it!
Leah Day, you are absolutely amazing at what you do. I've bought books an d took classes on making t-shirt quilts and this video tutorial was by far the best info I've ever gotten. Tell Josh thanks for sharing you with the world...LOL.
Polystyrene boards are the best. You can find them at the hardware store - it's called Insulation Sheeting and you can just cut it to fit your wall and lean it up and cover it with flannel fabric if you want the fabric to stick without pins.
Danielle Stone - Yes, I use French Fuse on the back of every piece, whether it's a t-shirt or a pair of jeans or shorts. It's great lightweight stabilizer, and it adds virtually no stiffness to the garment.
I like French Fuse. It's a lightweight tricot interfacing with one fusible side. You can read more about it here: leahday.com/collections/shop/products/french-fuse
+Heather Sipe - Any lightweight tricot interfacing is fine. We do carry French Fuse by the yard in our shop - leahday.com/collections/shop/products/french-fuse
Leah, I have volunteered to make a tshirt quilt to be used as a wall hanging in my child's school. I would like to use your quilt as you go method. As far as batting is concerned, would a fusible fleece work? I have loads on hand and I think it would lay flat on the wall. Thank you for any advice you have!
Yes, of course! Here's a video on my connection method. It's a different project, but the steps are the same no matter what you've quilted - freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2016/09/quilt-as-you-go-connecting-sunshine.html
thankyou Leah- some excellent information- I haven't seen before...I've followed you about 10 years or so, but due to illness today is the first time I've sen in 2023..feeling good about it
Don’t stop what you’re doing you have a gold mine here everybody loves you they look for your advice
Thank you!
Leah you never cease to amaze me you have a video on everything I can watch you all night and all day thank you for all your wonderful hard work. One day I would love to make a T-shirt quilt, the only thing is is I don’t have many shirts left from my babies. Things weee taken from my children before I realized I could do this, but you have brought new lite to it .♥️ thank you, you are the best! I’m Slowly picking up Steppling slowly with help from you thank you again ❤️ don’t know when I will start it it just seems that I have so much to learn and so much to do and I’m really getting into making bags I’d like doing them they’re short-lived and I can whip them up in a day or two and along with table runners I still haven’t done any free motion quilting I don’t feel comfortable enough but I will eventually and hopefully it won’t take me years to get the Q zone I really would love to get that hold me to it!
Just keep practicing and working at it Cathy! At some point you just have to pick a quilt top and decide you're going to cover it with Stippling no matter what it looks like. That's the best way to do it!
Leah Day, you are absolutely amazing at what you do. I've bought books an d took classes on making t-shirt quilts and this video tutorial was by far the best info I've ever gotten. Tell Josh thanks for sharing you with the world...LOL.
Lol! I'm so happy this video helped you! I love making quilts like this, but weird materials are...weird. You gotta get them in control!
What are your thoughts on using Woven Fuse (SF101) as the backing instead, especially on knit tees?
I haven't tried it so I can't say! If that's what you have on hand, go for it!
How do you make a design wall?
Polystyrene boards are the best. You can find them at the hardware store - it's called Insulation Sheeting and you can just cut it to fit your wall and lean it up and cover it with flannel fabric if you want the fabric to stick without pins.
Do you use the French Fuse on actual tee shirt fabric as well?
Danielle Stone - Yes, I use French Fuse on the back of every piece, whether it's a t-shirt or a pair of jeans or shorts. It's great lightweight stabilizer, and it adds virtually no stiffness to the garment.
What kind of fusible interfacing do you use??
I like French Fuse. It's a lightweight tricot interfacing with one fusible side. You can read more about it here: leahday.com/collections/shop/products/french-fuse
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What can I use if I can't find French fuse?
+Heather Sipe - Any lightweight tricot interfacing is fine. We do carry French Fuse by the yard in our shop - leahday.com/collections/shop/products/french-fuse
Never heard of french fuse. I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the video. Cool idea. 8-)
Are there pictures of the two finished t-shirt quilts? Thanks.
Umm....I finished one but I don't think I ever shot a picture of it! I'll try to get a pic soon and add it to the T-shirt quilt pages!
Can't wait, thank you!
Thanks Leah for this video. Great idea to use all those old t-shirts!!! :-)
Leah, I have volunteered to make a tshirt quilt to be used as a wall hanging in my child's school. I would like to use your quilt as you go method. As far as batting is concerned, would a fusible fleece work? I have loads on hand and I think it would lay flat on the wall. Thank you for any advice you have!
+John Smith - Yes, I think that would work just fine!
Do you have a video on how to connect all of the squares of fabric once you make them to finish the quilt?
Yes, of course! Here's a video on my connection method. It's a different project, but the steps are the same no matter what you've quilted - freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2016/09/quilt-as-you-go-connecting-sunshine.html
Leah Day Thank you so much! I am excited to see how my quilt turns out!