sewbizgirl

I have plenty of quilting fabric but some of my favorite quilts are the ones I made from old cotton shirts I bought on the cheap at church rummage sales. Go in the afternoon, when they are ready to get rid of everything and will let you stuff a grocery bag full for $1!
I take only 100% cotton shirts. If the shirt feels 'broken in' and comfy, so will the quilt.

gramajo

[QUOTE=MaryMo;5421713]My favorite quilt of all times was the one my great grandmother made using sewing scraps and pieces from my worn out and outgrown dresses and skirts I wore as a child. I treasure that quilt still. I've been thinking about sewing a label on it about all the pieces in it - my great grandmother did not add labels to her quilts.[/Q

Definitely add a label with all the pertinent information on it. I'd use a label with your handwriting on it since the quilt was made for you with fabrics from your childhood.

sewbizgirl

I found a bigger picture of one more of my shirt quilts. It's the one in the process of being quilted in the last photo above... Smoky Mtn. Stars pattern by Bonnie Hunter. This photo shows only the top before I added the borders.

ptquilts

those are some nice quilts!!

mom-6

If you are wanting to make a denim or flannel quilt, yard sales and thrift shops are a good source of jeans, denim skirts, and flannel shirts. You can also sometimes find fabric scraps and occasionally yardage. I recently got a bundle of assorted pillow panels for $3. One even had batting and was partially hand quilted. And a Christmas one appeared to have enough yardage for use as a tablecloth.

sprice

I love to seek and use cotton men's dress shirts. The quality of some I find is amazing. Might have a spot on the sleeve or front. They make nice cozy quilts as they have been laundered many times. I find them at our landfill where we have a donation building for anything that is too good to throw away. Nice quilts for older kids served by Project Linus.

Sewnoma

I love the looks of these quilts! They look so cozy and inviting.