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How to Give New Life to Your Favorite T-shirts

Are your dresser drawers overflowing with t-shirts that are “oldies but goodies”? Do you have a collection of t-shirts from past vacations or your favorite passion, such as motorcycles or birds? Do you have dozens of t-shirts from marathons & sporting events? Has your baby or kids outgrown all those darling t-shirts?

Here are some suggestions on how to give new life to your favorite t-shirts & save the memories.

*We are not associated with these companies, we are merely suggesting a new way of looking at old t-shirts and how to think green.

Turn Your T-shirt Collection Into a Memory Quilt

 

Would you like to turn some of your favorite t-shirts into a quilt? For clear step-by-step DIY instructions, visit CraftStylish.

If you would prefer to have a professional create your memory quilt, Ross Common Quilts will make one for you out of your t-shirts at a very reasonable price, as shown here.

Turn Your Favorite T-shirt into a Throw Pillow

For clear step-by-step DIY instructions with photos for each step, visit Ruffles and Stuff.

If you don’t feel confident in your sewing abilities, Ross Common Quilts will make one for you at a reasonable price, as shown here.

Hang Your Favorite T-shirts as a Work of Art

Amazon has a t-shirt frame so you can preserve your vintage, retro and favorite t-shirts by hanging them on the wall as works of art.

Turn Your Shirts into a Tote Bag
t-shirt book

Turn It Into Other Clothes and Fashion Accessories

Do you have a beloved t-shirt that you want to update? Generation T
shows you 108 ways to transform your t-shirt into stylish new tops, skirts, leg warmers, hats, handbags, checkbook covers, throw pillows, ipod covers and so much more. . . even a wedding dress!

My daughter – who does an amazing job of turning large sized t-shirts into cute little dresses and accessories – has this book & I can vouch that (unlike most books) most of the ideas in here are actually usable.

(I hope she doesn’t make the wedding dress when the time comes.  Hmmm.  Could save me $$$$.  Maybe it’s not such a bad idea after all!  Could be better than the swimsuit-wedding-on-the-beach she dreams of now.  Especially if I have to wear a swimsuit!)