Beachy T-Shirt Throw
Materials
Inspired by One Size Fits All from designer Theresa Porter
Quilt tester: Judy Sams Sohn
14 T-shirts
1⁄3 yard tan rectangle batik (blocks)
1-3⁄4 yards tan wheat batik (blocks, border, binding)
1⁄3 yard tan crescent batik (blocks)
3⁄8 yard blue-green batik (blocks, border, corners)
1⁄4 yard green dot batik (blocks)
1⁄3 yard cream dot batik (blocks)
1⁄3 yard tan circle-and-swirl batik (blocks)
1⁄4 yard mottled tan batik (blocks)
1⁄4 yard cream batik (blocks)
1⁄4 yard light blue batik (blocks)
1⁄8 yard cream triangle batik (blocks)
3⁄8 yard blue-and-brown batik (border)
7 yards ultralightweight fusible interfacing (such as Pellon 911FF)
4-7⁄8 yards backing fabric
71x86" batting
Finished quilt: 62-1⁄2x77-1⁄2"
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Add Borders
1. Cut and piece blue-and-brown batik 1-1⁄2x42" strips to make:
2—1-1⁄2x70-1⁄2" strips
2—1-1⁄2x55-1⁄2" strips
2. Cut and piece tan wheat batik 3x42" strips to make:
2—3x70-1⁄2" strips
2—3x55-1⁄2" strips
3. Sew together a blue-and-brown batik 1-1⁄2x70-1⁄2" strip and a tan wheat batik 3x70-1⁄2" strip to make a long border unit. Press seam toward blue-and-brown batik. Repeat to make a second long border unit. Join long border units to the long edges of quilt center. Press seams toward border units.
4. Sew together a blue-and-brown batik 1-1⁄2x55-1⁄2" strip and a tan wheat batik 3x55-1⁄2" strip. Press seam toward blue-and-brown batik. Add a blue-green print 4" square to each end of pieced strip to make a short border unit. Press seams toward pieced strip. Repeat to make a second short border unit. Join short border units to remaining edges of quilt center to complete quilt top. Press seams toward border units.
Finish Quilt
1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing; baste. Quilt as desired.
2. Bind with tan wheat batik binding strips.
Prepare T-Shirts
1. Cut T-shirts open; remove collars and armholes but do not trim to size.
2. Place T-shirts facedown. Lay fusible interfacing over the printed designs.
3. Following manufacturer’s instructions, press fusible interfacing onto wrong sides of T-shirts; let cool.
Cut T-Shirts
From interfaced T-shirts, cut:
6—12-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" rectangles
8—12-1⁄2" squares
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order.
From tan rectangle batik, cut:
2—1-1⁄2x42" strips
2—3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strips
From tan wheat batik, cut:
7—3x42" strips for border
8—2-1⁄2x42" binding strips
2—1-1⁄2x42" strips
1—3-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strip
2—3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strips
4—2-1⁄2x16" strips
2—2-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" strips
From tan crescent batik, cut:
2—1-1⁄2x42" strips
2—3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strips
From blue-green batik, cut:
2—1-1⁄2x42" strips
2—2x16-1⁄2" strips
4—4" squares
From green dot batik, cut:
4—2-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strips
From cream dot batik, cut:
1—3-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strip
2—3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strips
From tan circle-and-swirl batik, cut:
2—2-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" strips
4—2-1⁄2x16" strips
From mottled tan batik, cut:
2—2x20-1⁄2" strips
2—2x16-1⁄2" strips
From cream batik, cut:
2—2x42" strips
From light blue batik, cut:
2—1-1⁄2x42" strips
From cream triangle batik, cut:
2—2x20-1⁄2" strips
From blue-and-brown batik, cut:
7—1-1⁄2x42" strips for border
Assemble Block A
1. Sew together a tan rectangle batik 1-1⁄2x42" strip and a tan wheat batik 1-1⁄2x42" strip to make a strip set. Press seams toward tan rectangle batik strips. Repeat to make a second strip set. Cut strip sets into two 12-1⁄2"-wide segments and two 20-1⁄2"-wide segments (Diagram 1).
2. Add 12-1⁄2"-wide segments to short edges of a T-shirt 12-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" rectangle. Press seams toward pieced segments (Diagram 2). Join 20-1⁄2"-wide segments to remaining edges to make Block A. Press seams toward pieced segments. Block A should be 16-1⁄2x20-1⁄2" including seam allowances.
3. Using tan crescent batik and blue-green batik 1-1⁄2x42" strips, repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a second Block A.
Assemble Block B
1. Sew a tan crescent batik 3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strip to top edge of a T-shirt 12-1⁄2" square (Diagram 3). Press seam toward tan crescent batik. Add a green dot batik 2-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strip to the right-hand edge to make Block B. Press seam toward strip. Block B should be 14-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a reversed Block B, sewing tan crescent batik strip to bottom edge and green dot batik strip to left-hand edge.
2. Using tan rectangle batik 3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strips and green dot batik 2-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strips, repeat step 1 to make a second Block B and a second reversed Block B.
Assemble Block C
1. Referring to Diagram 4, sew a tan wheat batik 3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strip to top edge of a T-shirt 12-1⁄2" square. Sew a second tan wheat batik 3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" strip to bottom edge of a second T-shirt 12-1⁄2" square.
2. Sew together Step 1 units and a tan wheat batik 3-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strip to make Block C. Press seams in one direction. Block C should be 27-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" including seam allowances.
3. Using cream dot batik 3-1⁄2x12-1⁄2" and 3-1⁄2x15-1⁄2" strips, repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a second C block.
Assemble Block D
1. Join a blue-green batik 2x16-1⁄2" strip to left-hand edge of a T-shirt 12-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" rectangle (Diagram 5). Press seam toward blue-green batik strip.
2. Sew a tan circle-and-swirl batik 2-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" strip to right-hand edge of T-shirt rectangle. Press seam toward tan circle-and-swirl strip.
3. Add tan circle-and-swirl batik 2-1⁄2x16" strips to top and bottom edges of T-shirt rectangle. Press seams toward tan circle-and-swirl strips.
4. Sew a mottled tan batik 2x20-1⁄2" strip to left-hand of T-shirt rectangle. Press seam toward mottled tan batik strip.
5. Sew together a cream batik 2x42"strip and a light blue batik 1-1⁄2x42" strip to make a strip set. Press seam toward light blue batik strip. Make a second strip set. Cut strip sets into four 20-1⁄2"-wide segments.
6. Sew a 20-1⁄2"-wide segment to right-hand edge of T-shirt rectangle to make Block D (Diagram 5). Press seams toward segment. Block D should be 20x20-1⁄2" rectangle including seam allowances.
7. Assembling in a mirror-image fashion and using a 20-1⁄2"-wide segment, repeat steps 1–5, then Step 6 to make a mirror-image D block.
8. Using the following pieces and referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, repeat steps 1-4, 6, and 7 to make a second D block and a second mirror-image D block: two T-shirt 12-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" rectangles, two mottled tan batik 2x16-1⁄2" strips, two tan wheat batik 2-1⁄2x16-1⁄2" strips, four tan wheat batik 2-1⁄2x16" strips, two cream triangle batik 2x20-1⁄2" strips, and remaining strip sets.
Assemble Quilt Center
1. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together blocks in four horizontal rows. Press seams open. Each row should be 55-1⁄2" wide including seam allowances.
2. Join rows to complete quilt center. Press seams open. The quilt center should be 55-1⁄2x70-1⁄2" including seam allowances.