men's flannel shirts for quilting?
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I know men's cotton dress shirts are easily used as fabric for piecing a quilt, but what about men's flannel shirts? If the flannel isn't baby soft but not threadbare either, are they still good enough to use? Anyone done this before?
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Depends on the flannel - but if it still looks like it will hold up for a while yet, that was prime fabric "back in the day" - -
Hold them up to the light and avoid the thin spots.
The shirt tails (the parts that were tucked into the pants) usually are in excellent condition.
The wear pattern on the shirts would depend somewhat on the type of work that the wearer did. (And how long they wore them)
Hold them up to the light and avoid the thin spots.
The shirt tails (the parts that were tucked into the pants) usually are in excellent condition.
The wear pattern on the shirts would depend somewhat on the type of work that the wearer did. (And how long they wore them)
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Originally Posted by debbieumphress
I get flannel shirts from thrift stores for .25 and .50. Try to keep thinknesses the same.
Some are very light and thing - others are that heavy chamois type of flannel.
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