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I've been making tee-shirt quilts and pillows for years and continue learning new things all the time. I really like the starch idea but so far have found that the extra step to back the shirts in lightest weight pellon makes for quick and easy assembly. I iron on before I cut out the design. I've used quilter's cotton, flannel, homespun, and even courduroy for backing and I tie my quilts. Check out "view samples" http://members.cox.net/pcaudle2000/index.htm

Having some trouble with my post, so if this is a duplicate, my apologies. I've been making tee-shirt quilts and pillow for years and today I learned something new...starch! Thanks. I too started out using Erica's pin method but as I made more and more quilts, I decided it was worth the time to iron on some very lightweight pellon, THEN cut the design. (JoAnn regularly has it 50% off.)It was too frustrating for me to wrestle and pin stretchy fabric so interfacing has eliminated nearly all pinning and basting for me. If you want to see some of my stuff...sashed, color blocks, patchwork...look at the sample page at http://members.cox.net/pcaudle2000/index.htm Love the log cabin design, Erica.

I've been making tee-shirt quilts for years and today I learned something new....starch! My first couple of quilts were made without interfacing, but as I began to make more, it was just too frustrating for me to wrestle and pin stretchy fabric. I now always cut the full front (or back or logo), iron on lightest weight fusible pellon, THEN cut. I rarely pin or baste which kinda makes up for the time spent interfacing. If you want to check out a few of my creations....sashed, color blocks, and patchwork....check out my website samples page and sew crazy! Love the log cabin look, Erica! http://members.cox.net/pcaudle2000/index.htm