Hi Everyone:
If you've got too many t-shirts or sweatshirts, here is a GREAT way to keep them as a remembrance of your active days--make a quilt out of them! I did this, and once I recovered from the trauma of cutting up my once prized tshirts, I was so pleased with the results!
Here are the instructions, as posted in The Key, KKGs magazine. Enjoy!
How to Make A Kappa Quilt:
Directions:
Select 30 T-shirts. Using a 14" square piece of glass (available at a lumbar yard)as a template, cut the fronts from the T-shirts using a rotary cutter. The glass is heavy enough to hold the shirt while cutting and transparent so you can see if the shirt is centered. Cut a 14" square of light-weight muslin and stitch to the back of each block to stabilize it.
Sew T-shirt blocks together, matching corners. Or, for a different look, sew a
strip on each side of the square, then sew the strips together. Alberta first used a
3 ˝" wide black strip, taking ˝" seams. On another, she accented the black strip
with a 3 ˝" gold square at the corners – using her school's colors.
To finish the top, lay the quilt and backing on the floor, right sides together. Pin, then stitch all around, leaving a 24" opening in one of the long sides. Return the quilt to the floor. Cut the batting to the exact size and lay it on top of the quilt. (Alberta used extra loft.) With a friend, roll the quilt backing and batting from corners as tightly as possible – rolling toward the opening. Stretch the opening over the huge roll of cotton and fabric and turn your quilt right side out. Unroll it carefully, working out any bumps or wrinkles. Stitch closed.
For tying you can use yarn, all six strands of embroidery floss, pearl cotton, or heavy crochet thread. The quilt should be tied about every four inches in a square or surgeon’s knot. Alberta tied her quilts on the wrong side, but says that tying on either side would work.
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