Nice video-- thanks-- none of my sweatshirts has a full 15" top to bottom of design area, and it was impossible to remove the kangaroo pockets. So I'm making 16 wide x 12 tall and adding additional scraps from back/sleeves to make them 16 square. Also using cover stitch machine to reduce bulk.
Im watching videos to see how to bind a sweater quilt that is not wool. All my mothers sweaters for my sister for a memory quilt. All the sweaters are at least 50% cotton so pretty heavy and open weave. I was going to bind with a sheet. Probably still will. I want a self binding. Looking at this though Im thinking all the extra pieces could be randomly pieced as a plain quilt not even same size. cut some in half and turn etc for divirsity and use that. Or...rag quilt the fronts and backs together. I may keep that in mind for some tshirts quilts.
Instead of buying fleece I can see using the full sweatshirt. Back of the sweatshirts for a pieced back; use sleeves as borders on the back and then finishing it the way you did.
I would not tie it. It won't shift since the binding is stitched down close to the edge of the sweatshirts. The fleece fabric also "sticks" to itself. My daughter has been using hers for 3 years and it hasn't been an issue for her.
I have the instructions typed out on this blog post. It might be easier for you to figure out how much extra to use there www.polkadotchair.com/self-binding-sweatshirt-blanket-tutorial/
