Malaga shirt

 A Malaga shirt spread story and directions for making your own spread. 

 You have a dresser hole or closet full of old t-shirts. It's time to clean out and make room for going shopping for those after 4th of July deals. Perhaps you just find it's just time to clean but you really do not want to part with those shirts after all these times. Like filmland, t-shirts hold recollections of a time when. 

 So what can be done with the pile on the bottom of the multiple colors and sizes of old t-shirts from either your children's days playing soccer or little league? What about your old council shirts or the bones saved from high academy conditioning. Those have to mean commodity or they still would not be in the reverse of your closest. 


Rather of tossing all of these great recollections, saved for so long, turn them into a t-shirt spread. 

I worked on a t-shirt spread for a friend, whose son passed away a many times agone. T-shirts aren't only recollections now they're gifts of times participated that can noway be returned. 

Her son was also a pupil in my classroom, my times agone. As I cut, iron, suture, and spread recollections of a youthful man deluge back and make me smile. As the quilter, I'm pleased to be suitable employ my bents so that the family will be suitable to snuggle under the spread made with the days of mannas and peace with their son. 

Old shirts converted into a t-shirt spread can be a continuance of recollections. 

Then are a many pointers to follow when making your t-shirt spread 

The instructions are grounded on a 15" finished forecourt T-shirt block. The spread will ultimately have the same sized spread block with fabric sashing between the shirt/ blocks and a fabric border. 

First, check all your tee shirts to make sure that the designs will fit into a 15" forecourt. Sizes all sizes include11/2"sashing and a 2" border and are grounded on a141/2" finished t-shirtblock.However, sewing shirts together can form one block, If the shirts are lower than the below mentioned size. 

12 shirts will make a gamble-size spread,approx. 48"x 64"-3 across x 4 down. 

 20 shirts will make a binary size spread,approx. 64"x 82"-4 across x 5 down 

 30 shirts will make a full size spread,approx. 82"x 96"-5 across x 6 down. 

 36 shirts will make a queen size spread,approx. 96"x 96"-6 across x 6 down. 

42 shirts will make a king size spread, approx 110"x 96"-7 across x 6 down. 

Step 1-Select Shirts- Make sure the shirts are clean and not stained. 

Step 2-Fusible Interfacing-Each shirt must be backed withnon-woven fusible interfacing to help it from stretching. Purchase heavyweight fusible Pellon iron-on interfacing. Good quality permits less stretching of the t-shirts. Buy enough for 17"per shirt. Iron on first before cutting the shirts to the needed forecourt size. 


Step 3- Fabric for Sashing/ Border/ List-Sashing strips form a ornamental grid between each T-shirt block. Plan on 2"sashing strips (11/2"when finished) between the blocks,21/2" strips (2"when finished) for the border, and fresh fabric for the list. 

Step 4- Cutting Shirts-Separate the front of the shirt from the reverse. Make sure the shirt is smooth, iron if necessary. You want your shirt side to be larger than 15 elevation square- immaculately larger than 17 elevation to fit the interfacing. After you apply the uniting you'll cut the shirt forecourt to the asked size. ( Mentioned in Step 2) 

Step 5-Fusing- Cut interfacing to a 17" forecourt. Do not erect the interfacing, it'll show through. Position the interfacing with the resin side down on the wrong side of the t-shirt, trying to center the design as much as possible. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for fusing to the reverse of each T-shirt. Use a press cloth so you do not get any cement on your iron. Guard of wrinkles- formerly cool they will not come out! 

Step 6- Cutting the Places-Square up each fused shirt to 15". Make sure you center the design and handwriting- measure doubly- cut formerly! Be apprehensive when cutting the design that a1/4 confluence allowance is demanded as you plan your design space. 

Step 7- Arranging-Lay out places on the bottom or on the bed and arrange. Alternate light/ dark, busy/ not so busy. Make sure the blocks can be read from the asked direction and are all going in the same direction. Pay close attention to reprise pattern and words so that these and and not just colors don't end up in the same row or column. 

Step 8- Completing the Quilt Top- add sashing-Sashing strips are the vertical and perpendicular strips between blocks. The vertical strips should measure 15"in length x 2"wide. Cut enough sashing strips to add to all the t-shirts except the bottom row. Suture vertical strips to the bottom of each block, except the blocks in the bottom row. Suture blocks together to form columns. To keep the spread straight, use posts at the corners of the block and between the sashing strips. Using a differing color makes for a"pop"in this post design. 

 Step 9- Suture the sashing strips onto each block, first. Be sure that the first and last block of each row has a sashing strip on each end. Now suture the strips for between the rows of the blocks together adding the posts between the strips. Include one strip for each block. There should be a strip between each row of blocks as well as over and below the blocks to form part of the border. The side border will be made automatically as you complete the rows. 

Finish- Subcaste backing fur and spread top. Baste or safety leg together. You can either hand spread or machine spread the t-shirt spread. 


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