I'm thinking of making a quilt from DDs outgrown clothes, most of the stuff is fleecy or t-shirt type material with applique or embroidery on. My idea at this stage is just to make blocks as I sort through the clothes until I have enough for a quilt. My guess without measuring is that 6in squares will work for most of the appliques and that some outfits might lead to a simple 4 patch instead.
My main question is how to stabilise these, I'm worried that even a lightweight interfacing might make things a bit stiff, particularly as some bits are so soft. So I'm wondering about muslin and a good fusible, probably misty fuse might be a better alternative. Any ideas?
My other potential obstacle is texture, there are things like bows and ruffles that I want to include, but I'm not sure how to get it neatly bonded to the backing.
I'll have to see how it goes before I figure out whether to join the blocks directly to each other, or whether to use sashing. I love cornerstones, so I can see using smaller squares of a particular colour group, probably dark pink with a purchased white or cream fabric for the rest of the sashing. I'll have to stroke a few things before deciding on whether that is flannel, fleece, or minkee.
I've seen this done with adult clothes, I'm sure someone has done it with baby clothes though, so any other tips would be fantastic.
Thanks Anne