How to Cut up a Shirt for Quilt Fabric

Описание: Hi everyone and welcome to Sassenach Quilts at The Cloth House

Today we are going to show you how I cut up men’s shirts so that I can then use the fabric to make quilts on my @HandiQuilter MoxieXL. I "show and tell" the method I use to cut up a shirt and present a tutorial so you can watch me and learn how to do this to shirts from charity shops and thrift stores.

We love #sustainablequilting here at The Cloth House and for this tutorial we used a beautiful teal and white ditzy print 100% cotton men's shirt. I will show you how to deconstruct the awkward shapes, what to expect, hidden treasure troves of “surprise” fabric.

I talk about why The Cloth House has moved to #sustainablequilting and do a cost comparison with fabric bought in a shop to that from a shirt. I introduce the idea of changing the way you look at quilt patterns so that they will work with cloth from shirts.

Join us as we have fun cutting up a shirt !!!!

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HANDIQUILTER
https://handiquilter.co.uk https://handiquilter.com

PINHOLE QUILTING
https://pinholequilting.co.uk


TOOLS I USED

OLFA Cutting Mat 24x36
https://olfacutters.co.uk/Olfa-cut@ti...

OLFA 45mm Rotary Cutter
https://olfacutters.co.uk/Olfa-Rotary...

QUILTED BEAR
28mm Ergonomic Rotary Cutter https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quilted-Bear...

FISKARS Professional Scissors
https://www.fiskars.com/en-gb/creatin...

FISKARS thread snips
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FISKARS-Tita...

SEAM RIPPER
I use the cheapest I can find !!!

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