Update: T-shirt Quilt

The t-shirt quilt is coming along nicely.  And as with any pattern I have tweaked this one.  My friend Leeza decided she wanted to sew as much of it as possible.  Teaching someone to sew and a quilt being their first project has its challenges.  First was the issue of the t-shirts bunching on her machine as she tried to sew them together.  A walking foot is a must with any quilting project.  I decided to sew the strips along the sides of the t-shirt panels to avoid any additional bunching until she could find a walking foot for her machine.
Second issue was keeping a 3/8" seam allowance as straight as possible.  This is also a challenge with a new machine and no extension table.  I have an acrylic extension table for my Bernina.  It was a bit pricey, but well worth it!

T-shirt Quilt Progress

Today Leeza will be sewing the side panels together and the middle strips.  I will be quilting this for her as she will be on vacation next week.

Happy Thursday!