Right now, may not be the right time for you to have a T-shirt quilt made. You might not have enough money saved for a quilt or you still have more T-shirts to collect.
Whatever the reason might be, you have an issue: How to store your T-shirts until the time is right.
We would suggest choosing a sealed plastic storage box over a cardboard box for the long-term storage of your T-shirts.
Rolling your T-shirts rather than folding them will let you get more of T-shirts into one box. We have received small boxes of T-shirts thinking that they will make a small quilt. When we see that they were rolled, we know right away that it will be larger than the box lead us to believe.
This is a great space saving method for storing bulky items. There are a number of commercial products that are available. Vacuum packing T-shirts can also reduce the size box that you will need to ship your T-shirts to your quilter!
If you have space, please don’t cut your T-shirts for storage. If you don’t have any spare storage space, and if you have to cut the bulk from your T-shirts, please do it with care. Directions are below.
Planning a T-shirt quilt?
Here are step-by-step directions for ordering your Too Cool T-shirt quilt.
Please don’t cut your T-shirts. Most quilters would prefer to work with the entire T-shirt. Why?
If you have already cut your T-shirts, it’s not the end of the world and a competent quilter will be able to work with them. Just be aware that there might be some issues and additional costs. If you can avoid it, please don’t cut any more of them. Read more about already cut T-shirts here.
If you are living overseas, in a Tiny House or cramped apartment you may not have extra space for bulky storage. If you must cut your T-shirts to eliminate extra bulk here are directions.
When the time is right for you to have your T-shirt quilt made, you need to do the following:
Especially if they have been sitting for a while. Why? First, we like to work with clean T-shirts. Also, you will not want to wash right after your quilt is finished. Stinky in, stinky out!
Every quilt maker has specific directions for telling them what you want used from your T-shirts. Here at Too Cool T-shirt Quilts we have directions on how to tell us what not to use. Here are those directions.
If you are planning on using a different quilt maker, you need to follow their directions. Here's an article about what to do after you have chosen a quilt maker.
Here are our directions for ordering your T-shirt quilt.
Store your T-shirts for a T-shirt quilt. Don't give them away. Someday you will be ready for a T-shirt quilt. And we will be here ready to make your quilt.
To learn more about having a T-shirt quilt made from your T-shirts, consider downloading our free T-shirt Quilt Buyers Guide. It's a great starting place to learn more about T-shirts.