Mans dress shirt quilt
#1
Mans dress shirt quilt
A family friend passed away and I was asked to make a quilt out of his old button up shirts as a memory quilt for his wife. ANY ideas of how many shirts I would need and what kind of pattern would be best for the plaid dress shirts? I just was thinking a lap or couch quilt...not too huge.
Send me your ideas please!
Send me your ideas please!
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This one has been on my bucket list for quite some time. You need 7 shirts. I think the trick to success is careful selection and placement of color/value. I've been saving my husband's worn dress shirts, but he seems to wear a lot of blue, so I'm waiting for him to wear out his green one and his purple one.
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
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After my father-in-law passed away, I wanted to use his shirts in a quilt for my husband. I didn't have enough to make an entire quilt, so I decided to combine them with other fabrics. Most of the shirts read as "light" at a distance, so I decided to play on that. I tea-dyed the shirts with white background. I bought some civil war reproduction fabrics in the dark, rich colors that my DH likes and made a log cabin top with a backing of 10" squares. It is my favorite quilt. I think it's because the shirting fabrics make lively lights.
I learned from this and started to collect shirts from the Goodwill monthly sales. I try to remember that I need to buy lots of stripes and plaids that read "light".
I learned from this and started to collect shirts from the Goodwill monthly sales. I try to remember that I need to buy lots of stripes and plaids that read "light".
Last edited by elizajo; 02-23-2015 at 03:34 PM.
#8
This one has been on my bucket list for quite some time. You need 7 shirts. I think the trick to success is careful selection and placement of color/value. I've been saving my husband's worn dress shirts, but he seems to wear a lot of blue, so I'm waiting for him to wear out his green one and his purple one.
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
#9
I knew I could count on you guys! I will let the family know that I need at least 7 shirts to make the project; 2 light and 5 dark...maybe I should ask for a few more and then have a choice. What they give will work I'm sure! Thanks again for the help!
#10
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Central Illinois
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Here's a memory quilt I made from plaid flannel and some additional flannels I added. I personalized it with the burr oak leaves, and on the back I put a pocket from one of the shirts. I may make some other lap quilts for other family, and if I do I will include a burr oak leaf, and I also want to incorporate some of the buttons.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t238049.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t238049.html
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