Step
1. Prepare 25 T-shirt 12 1/2" squares (see
Pat's Helpful Hints for Preparing T-shirt Blocks).
Pat’s Helpful Hints for
Preparing T-shirt Blocks
Cut up the sides of t-shirt
from hem to bottom of sleeve to allow the shirt to lie flat
for cutting 16" squares from front and back. If the shirt
is a small size, cut up the center back and across the top
of the shoulders to allow it to open up and lie flat (see
Diagram I).
Press 16" squares of woven fusible interfacing
on 16" squares cut from t-shirts, keeping the interfacing
straight of grain running the same direction on all t-shirt
squares.
Using a 16" square acrylic rotary cutting
ruler, trim fused squares to 12 1/2" squares. Use the extra
4" to center and square up the designs. If you have trouble
visualizing the centered design within your ruler, place 2 strips
of masking tape to block off the 12 1/2" square on the
ruler. Center the design within the taped area, trim 2 sides
and turn the ruler to cut the remaining 2 sides (Diagram II)
Diagram I
Diagram II
Step 2. Referring
to Assembly Diagram, arrange and sew 6 sashing rows using 6 purple/gold
star print 2 1/2" squares and five 2 1/2" x 12 1/2" multicolor
dot print strips each. Arrange and sew 5 block rows using 6 multicolor
dot print 2 1/2" x 12 1/2" strips and 5 T-shirt Blocks each.
Alternating sashing rows with block rows, sew rows together. Step 3. Sew purple/gold star print 1 1/2" x 77? strips to
sides; trim even with top and bottom. Stitch remaining purple/gold star
print strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides. Step 4. Sew black/multicolored cat print 6 1/4" x 78? strips
to sides; trim even with top/bottom. Stitch remaining black/multi-colored
cat print strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides.
Assembly Diagram
Step 5. Layer
and baste quilt top for quilting method of your choice. Pat machine
quilted an allover continuous star and loop design on the quilt top.
Bind quilt with purple/gold star print fabric (See Basic
Quiltmaking Instructions).
