#Memory quilt patterns free free#

Be sure to reverse stitch at the top and bottom to keep from pulling apart.

Sew down the right side lengthwise using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Take your first block – the first block on top of your pile should be the one you had in the top left corner – and place the second block on top of the first block right sides together. It is a workhorse and I have been extremely happy. After reading reviews and doing some research, I decided on the Singer Heavy Duty 4411. I decided it was about time I bought a new machine. But eventually the straight stitch was no longer straight and I didn’t want to spend $100 to get it serviced because it was an older machine. I only spent $8 on my very first sewing machine that I bought at a garage sale! I used it for many years and it was awesome. With all the t-shirt quilts and sewing projects I’ve been making, I wanted a really good sewing machine without breaking the bank. You can use any sewing machine for this project as long as it has the straight stitch and the zigzag stitch. The best way to keep them in order is to start from the top left and pick up the first square and every square after that one goes underneath the one before it. You’ll be able to refer back to the picture in case the blocks get out of order. (For privacy reasons, I have blocked out the name on the shirts.) When you are satisfied with the layout, take a picture. You might have to move some blocks around before you are satisfied with how it looks. The easiest way for me is to lay all the squares on the floor. Now that you have all of your blocks cut, it’s time to decide how you want your t-shirt quilt layout to look. I use my cutting mat, rotary cutter and clear ruler and line it up and cut along the clear ruler.Īll of your shirt blocks should be the same size as shown in above picture. Now it’s time to cut out your blocks using the template you created. Press the fusible interfacing on the back of each shirt as shown above, following the interfacing package instructions. Your iron should be on the cotton setting.

Place the t-shirt face down on your ironing board. The interfacing keeps the shirts from curling and makes them so much easier to work with. I use Pellon P44F Fusible Interfacing for all my t-shirt quilts. Since my quilt template is 14 inches by 15 inches, I cut my interfacing approximately 15 inches by 16 inches. This on-point bed sized quilt is shown in red, white, and blue, but the design will work just as well sewn in any theme.Cut the interfacing larger than your block template. Many of the patterns include instructions for multiple blocks and entire quilts. More Patternsįor hundreds of individual block patterns, try my quilt block patterns archives. Click on an image to see the actual quilt. Some rectangular quilts are skewed or cropped to squares in the thumbnail view. To view larger images, start with the first page and step through the gallery one page at a time. The patterns in this handy index are illustrated in gallery format to help you preview the designs. Even if a pattern looks complex, I encourage beginning quilters to choose any project in the archives. My quilt patterns always include step-by-step instructions and illustrations that show you just how easy it is to make a quilt.

#Memory quilt patterns free free#

Try one of my free quilt patterns the next time you're looking for a new quilting project.