Jimmy Buffet t-shirt quilt

This so much fun to make. The "waves" were created from Hawaiian shirts using the Snail Trail traditional block pattern. The large fish were made from t-shirt fabric. The smaller ones are make from cotton fabric since they were 1" half square triangles, the t-shirt fabric would have been too thick.

 The Parrot's tail was on a white t-shirt and would have looked odd with just a big expanse of white so I turned it under and it is appliqued on top of the shirt below.
This is the first time that I've used an Ombre fabric for the setting strips but it won't be the last, I love how it looks.

I used a lightweight microfleece blanket from target for the backing. It worked great and it was nice to be able to get just the size that I needed. It quilts up nicely too. 

Fuzzy Memories- T-shirt quilts for the novice

I designed this quilt pattern after giving many lectures on making t-shirt quilts. I discovered that the majority of people who wanted to make these quilts were not quilters and many really didn't sew much at all.

This design is based on a 6" square so it is very easy to design. It is made with flannels and homespun fabrics which are loosely woven. The edges are left unfinished and clipped after sewing. When the quilt is washed the edges have a chenille like appearance.

I suggest using flannel as the batting too. Some patterns for this type of quilt have you cutting a piece of batting just large enough to be caught in the seams. The problem with this is that many times the batting doesn't get caught in the seam and when it is washed you get a blob of batting in your square.


This is also a fun idea for a baby blanket. I do have patterns for the Fuzzy Memories quilt available.