If you are anything like me then you probably have quite a few t-shirts that you don't really wear anymore but are sentimental. Shirts that commemorate occasions, sports teams, school events, places you've been, etc. Now about 20 years ago I had a queen-sized t-shirt quilt made by a local quilting shop - t-shirts were mostly early 90's Chicago Bulls shirts. It was a bit pricey, a bit basic and kind of delicate (the back and binding around the edges was just a white cotton jersey) but it did the trick. Now that I have a daughter I've been keeping not only my sentimental tees but her tees as well. And after we moved last Summer I wanted to have two quilts made, one for me and one for her. I'd been hearing about
Project Repat on social media and decided to check them out. And I'm glad I did, it was a super easy process and very reasonably priced. I ended up having enough shirts for 2 lap quilts (twin, full, queen and king sizes are also available and they tell you how many panels are on each). Here is my quilt:
16 panels, I ended up having 3 shirts where I used the front and back graphics. Make sure you watch Project Repat's
video about how to handle shirts where you want to use both sides. Very helpful!
The back of the quilts will be a really snuggly grey fleece (there are seven colors to choose from)!
It's Teddy approved!
In fact I was so impressed with the quilts I am now a
Project Repat Ambassador! If you click
here then you can sign up and receive discounts on your very own t-shirt quilt, and I earn a little bit towards another t-shirt quilt. Win-win. It's wonderful to have something useful out of something that would otherwise just sit in a drawer or closet.
