Skip to content
    Home » Blog » Church Camp

    Church Camp

    Church Camp is number one of 3 T-shirt quilts I completed for a customer recently. Each one was pieced without a stabilizer.

    Church Camp

    I did find YouTube videos about quilting a T-Shirt top that was not stabilized. While it can be accomplished, I would not recommend this process. From a quilting standpoint, this type of quilt needs a bit of babysitting. Even if the top is square to start, it may be a tad off by the end. The reason is the competing weights and stretch. Between the shirts and sashing, there is a lot going on from a stretch standpoint.

    E2E Quilting

    Because this was a church-themed quilt, the owner chose to use a dove E2E pattern.

    TWO TURTLE DOVES
    As you can see from these close-up images, this E2E worked nicely. The white Glide thread showed just enough of the pattern while not taking away from the shirts.
     
    Church Camp Close 2
    Church Camp Close 1

    Quilt Back

    So far, we have a quilt with no stabilizer and no batting, and now we add in a stretchy fleece backing fabric. Woo hoo! Here is an image of the back after the quilting. I love how the white doves show up on the blue.

    Church camp Back
    I was a tad apprehensive about this entire combination but need to say that the end result was very pretty! I may not decide to create quilts this way but at least I know I can tackle the quilting if someone else does.
     

    Quilt Stats:

    Quilt Name: Church Camp
    Quilt Size: 47×48
    E2E Quilting Pattern: Two Turtle Doves
    Thread: White Glide
    Batting: None
     
    If you want to see more projects 
    1. Visit the Blog Page on my Website
    2. Join the Facebook group Sewing and Quilting with Robyn.  Here you can not only see what I am up to, but also share your own projects!
     
    Tags:

    So, what do you think?

    Subscribe To Our Newsletter