T-shirt blanket/quilt

SeanRuel said:
When do you think you'll finish it?;)

Sewing is on my list of things to learn this year, did your grandmother teach you?
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Actually, it took a couple years to finish (on & off).
I just watched my grandmother & was intrigued.
It has a full backing, batting, and hand-tied twine knots to secure all 3 layers in place & prevent shifting.
 
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SeanRuel said:
When do you think you'll finish it?;)

Sewing is on my list of things to learn this year, did your grandmother teach you?
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Great timing on this thread: I just bought a sewing machine, with plans to make cushions for a wood-framed Mission-styled couch.

I sort of grew up sewing as my mother was a seamstress in a "sweatshop." I'm pretty sure I was sewing by the age of five (and into my twenties) but have not done so in decades! Now all I need is some thread!

Honestly, with both parents working, I also learned cooking, dishwashing, cleaning, and more by a young age--skills that have made me mostly self-sufficient throughout life. Thanks, Mom!
 
JCB said:
Great timing on this thread: I just bought a sewing machine, with plans to make cushions for a wood-framed Mission-styled couch.

I sort of grew up sewing as my mother was a seamstress in a "sweatshop." I'm pretty sure I was sewing by the age of five (and into my twenties) but have not done so in decades! Now all I need is some thread!

Honestly, with both parents working, I also learned cooking, dishwashing, cleaning, and more by a young age--skills that have made me mostly self-sufficient throughout life. Thanks, Mom!
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My sewing machine is a Swiss made “Bernina 830”, bought in ~1981 for ~$1000 ! ! !
It is a “heavy duty” residential machine (not commercial use).
It is completely manual setup; prior to all the new electronics.

Originally, I bought it after my mother & sister repeatedly complained that they could not alter my jeans because the material was too thick & dense for their machines.
 
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GregManning said:
My sewing machine is a Swiss made “Bernina 830”, bought in ~1981 for ~$1000 ! ! !
It is a “heavy duty” residential machine (not commercial use).
It is completely manual setup; prior to all the new electronics.

Originally, I bought it after my mother & sister repeatedly complained that they could not alter my jeans because the material was too thick & dense for their machines.
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Yup, no electronics here either. I bought a Singer 4452 "Heavy Duty" manual-control machine. Only $190 delivered. Fingers crossed . . .
 
I love sewing. I have a few machines, for heavy stuff I tend to use my Pfaff 130 but use it sparingly afraid of having to deal with a broken belt.
A fun one are the old singer slant-o-matics. They can handle some thicker materials.
 
JCB said:
Great timing on this thread: I just bought a sewing machine, with plans to make cushions for a wood-framed Mission-styled couch.

I sort of grew up sewing as my mother was a seamstress in a "sweatshop." I'm pretty sure I was sewing by the age of five (and into my twenties) but have not done so in decades! Now all I need is some thread!

Honestly, with both parents working, I also learned cooking, dishwashing, cleaning, and more by a young age--skills that have made me mostly self-sufficient throughout life. Thanks, Mom!
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You better be taking some pics of that couch! I love mission style.
 
Also, more to your question- would you use a t-shirt quilt? Is there a reason you don't want to just keep a box of nostalgia shirts?
 
I’ve out grown the shirts. When I was working I might wear 2-3 shirts a day in the summer.

I’d have a blanket made. Fleece backing bath no batting. Batting makes a quilt
 
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