Sunday, July 5, 2015

Tutorial - Recycle a Shirt for Quilting

http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/2015/06/deboning-stripping-shirt-making-strips.html
A way to efficiently and quickly cut apart a shirt

Tutorial at Joy's, Jots, Shots & Whatnots Blog

"I started a memory quilt from 4 of Dad's shirts last July while I was staying with my Mother when she became very ill. I decided I would make the Wonky Log Cabin for this quilt, because I wouldn't have to carry my rotary cutter and board with me to Mother's since strips do not have to be precisely cut.  As when cutting up a chicken, there is no "right" way to cut apart a shirt, it's just your way.  You want to turn out the most usable fabric as possible.  This is how I cut strips out of Dad's shirts".... Read more

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