It seems as though kids receive t-shirts for everything these days. It might be for a school activity or a camp they've attended but no matter what the event, your clutter-free closets can suddenly feel a little cramped. If you don't have enough to make a t-shirt quilt out of, try turning them into no-sew, no-obligation pillows instead!
ThinkGeek sells a Shirt 2 Pillow Transformer. Although this black band is essentially a giant rubber band that holds a t-shirt on a pillow form, we still like that there's no cutting or sewing involved. Not that we can't do that, but there's no coming back from those things. Rotating a few of your children's favorites in and out throughout the year is an interesting way to personalize their space and it's even something they can do themselves.
• Find the Shirt 2 Pillow Transformer for $6.99 at Think Geek
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I think this would work for quilt squares, too. Although I would probably fuse some woven fabric with stitch witchery to the backs of the t-shirt squares for stability if I used them in a quilt.
Last night, I just finished making my first t-shirt quilt. I've been meaning to do it ever since we got married, 8 years ago. I've read directions to add some kind fusible webbing or something to the back, but our quilt turned out so soft and smooth without it, and the t-shirts actually don't stretch that much.
Anyway, while the pillow is cute, a quilt definitely gets rid of more t-shirts and stores flatter :-)
i think the big deal here is that there is no sewing. I have a few t-shirts that i've been considering making into pillows, but I figure the folded t-shirts take way less room than pillows. My children use pillows like ice skates. I have to lock my room to keep my bedding safe.
do your children literally use pillows like ice skates or is this some rare phrase i've never heard of before
haha excuse me if its a really irrelevant question