6”

Tumbler-ful of Memories
Quilt

Instructions for a sofa-sized quilt

(60 1/2” by 77 1/2”)

•Print template onto card stock or trace onto template plastic. Cut
out.

•Wash, cut off seams and hems, and press cotton garments
and fabric. Number of garments depends on size of garments
and how many garments you would like to include in the quilt.
I typically add up to 1/3 quilting fabric to pull the design
together and blend colors.

•Cut out 153 tumbler shapes. Cut 9 tumblers in half

9”
lengthwise.

•Arrange tumblers into 9 rows of 16 tumblers.

Complete rows with ʻhalf tumblers.ʼ

•Number rows and sew together. (I prefer to chain

piece to save time.)

•Press seam allowances to one side,

alternating side with each subsequent row.

•Join rows and press seam allowances to

one side.

•Layer with fusible batting and backing.

Fuse.

•Quilt sides of tumblers 1/4” from

seams in vertical rows from top to
bottom of quilt.

•Bind with 2 1/2” binding. Hint-

an extra large manʼs shirt
should yield enough binding
for a quilt this size.

2”