How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt

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That’s me in the blue dress talking about how to make a tee shirt quilt on tv!

That’s me in the blue dress talking about how to make a tee shirt quilt on tv!

I got to be on the local news!

at the how to festival I taught how to make a tee shirt quilt

Our city libraries offered a day of learning called the How-To Festival. Any community member with a skill to share or a talent to teach was invited to give a workshop, free to everyone!

Our local CBS morning news program highlighted three of the community members, including me!

In the photo above you see:

  • two ladies teaching how to play the ukulele

  • the man in the black who teaches how to make artist trading cards

  • me in the blue dress teaching how to make a t-shirt quilt

Newscaster Heather Myers put us all at ease. Watch how brilliantly Heather modifies her approach to the personalities of the three different people. See how she is put on the spot to play an instrument, yet never looks uncomfortable.

How to make a quilt out of t-shirts.

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  1. Cut out the design of your shirts into a square.

  2. Cut that many squares out of fleece.

  3. Decide on the order of the shirt squares.

  4. Sew four layers at once: shirt, fleece, fleece, shirt.

  5. Repeat until all your rows of t-shirts are sewn.

  6. Now sew the rows together.

  7. Finally, cut a narrow fleece border and sew it around the entire quilt

How did I get to be on TV? How did I get to teach at the How-To Festival?

I said, “Yes.”

Did I know I would need to sing on TV? No!

Am I embarrassed? No! Even though I’m not brilliant, I’m not at all sorry for the experience.

  • If we live our life safe, we miss opportunities.

  • If we say ‘no’ to opportunities, we miss meeting interesting people.

  • If we stay home by ourselves, we miss the chance to learn from the community around us.

how to make a tshirt quilt with CBS8 news Heather Myers

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Take a day. Make a quilt. Show off your life!

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