How Do You Cut A Shirt To Use For Quilt Fabric?
This is the process I followed to get as much fabric as I could from a shirt. True a few of the pieces are only 2 1/2 inches wide, but if you need 2 inch square patches, it is perfect. Oh, I know, it’s not like you are going to get yards and yards of fabric from a shirt that you find in a thrift shop – or even one you find in your closet. You may get yards and yards from a big, full skirt or a long dress. But not from a shirt. However, I was surprised to see how much usable fabric you can get from one shirt. This was a men’s medium shirt, 100% cotton and in pretty good shape. Below is the process I followed to get as much fabric as I could from the shirt. True a few of the pieces are only 2 1/2 inches wide, but if you need 2 inch square patches, it is perfect. The back, fronts and sleeves have some fairly substantial pieces in them that can easily be cut into larger squares, triangles or other shapes for your quilt. Once you have the shirt, it’s time to start looking at it and scope ou
