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Everyone has a pile of t shirts that have sentimental value, you may never wear them again but you hold on to them because they remind you of where you came from and all you have been through.

Storing and keeping those t shirts can often be a pain and what good are they serving being kept in the back of your closet where nobody can see or enjoy them? Don't let them keep collecting dust in your closet or dump them off at the local goodwill store, turn them in to a few useful household items!

Did you know you can make your very own t shirt quilt that will not only preserve those memories but it will also put them out on display for everyone else to enjoy? You don't need advanced sewing skills or special equipment either. You just need a sewing machine and some t shirts to transform.

Anyone can make a t shirt quilt, it is much easier than you thought. Just follow these easy instructions and you'll be cuddling up in your t shirt quilt before you know it!

First you'll start cutting those t shirts up! Don't cringe as you do it, just remember the end product will be awesome!

Just cut out the print and designs that are special to you but try to make sure they are same sized squares from shirt to shirt. Do this for all your shirts. Remember the size squares you cut will determine the size squares in your quilt so don't be afraid to make the squares much larger than the actual design you want to save, that will leave you plenty of room for you to make it just right!

Next you should take all your squares and lay them out in the order you want them for the quilt. You can group like colors or alternate light and dark colors. This will help you determine how many blocks you'll have per row and how many rows you'll have in the quilt. Take your time when laying it all out and make sure it is exactly how you want it, don't worry if your blocks are not all the same size you can fix this later. Don't cut them to make them more even, the smaller your squares the less wiggle room you'll have when joining.

Next make piles of squares for each row you want to have, you'll join squares one edge at a time and one row at a time until all the squares are joined. Take the first row pile and begin working. Simply take 2 blocks of fabric for the first row and place them with their right sides together. Both the sections you want to display on the quilt should be together and centered against one another (this is explained in the demonstration video I made) then you will pin them together. on only

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