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susandennisEons ago - like 15 years or so - I made a wall hanging out of a bunch of treasured tshirts. This is a very crappy photo of it but it shows the scale. The thing is huge.
And very poorly constructed but I love the shirts. When I had the condo professionally designed in 2005, the designer couldn't lose it fast enough. She threw it out but I rescued it and squirreled it away. About 3 years ago, I dug it out and hug it in my hallway. I've enjoyed it but it's still a mess.
NOT any more!!! I'm deconstructing it and making it into probably 3 smaller hangings and use the rest as decoration on some of my plain t-shirts. My sewing machine is an el-cheapo but it does have one very nice (stretchy) stitch that works really well on knits like tshirts.
Yesterday I found a treasured shirt that was way past it's prime - no longer even decent enough to wear in public but the printed bits were still ok. So I cut them out and used them on my favorite tshirt (the one I fixed the day before) and now my favorite shirt is a double favorite!!
Here's what we've got so far...
I had forgotten that I had nailed it to the hall wall so taking it down involved patching the paint! But I did that first. This will be ongoing but, still, I LOVE my new sewing area!
And very poorly constructed but I love the shirts. When I had the condo professionally designed in 2005, the designer couldn't lose it fast enough. She threw it out but I rescued it and squirreled it away. About 3 years ago, I dug it out and hug it in my hallway. I've enjoyed it but it's still a mess.
NOT any more!!! I'm deconstructing it and making it into probably 3 smaller hangings and use the rest as decoration on some of my plain t-shirts. My sewing machine is an el-cheapo but it does have one very nice (stretchy) stitch that works really well on knits like tshirts.
Yesterday I found a treasured shirt that was way past it's prime - no longer even decent enough to wear in public but the printed bits were still ok. So I cut them out and used them on my favorite tshirt (the one I fixed the day before) and now my favorite shirt is a double favorite!!
Here's what we've got so far...
I had forgotten that I had nailed it to the hall wall so taking it down involved patching the paint! But I did that first. This will be ongoing but, still, I LOVE my new sewing area!
T-shirt Blanket
Date: 2015-06-12 10:48 pm (UTC)Look up how to make a t-shirt blanket on pinterest. This is a project you could most definitely take on. I want to do this with all of my boys sports shirts. It's a way to keep them as a memory without all the clutter and it will also keep me warm.
Re: T-shirt Blanket
Date: 2015-06-12 11:00 pm (UTC)I want t-shirts and wall hangings. So that's what I'm making.
And, I do NOT use Pinterest or Facebook. However, t-shirt quilts and blankets have been around for years. There are plenty of examples and instructions in other places.
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Date: 2015-06-12 11:18 pm (UTC)