Cozy Utility Quilt to Donate
10-09-2016, 03:54 PM
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This is the kind of quilt that would live on the couch and be very well loved (and used!) My dad is planning to give me a bunch of his old shirts to quilt with, I think this will be one of the patterns I try 
He's a big guy, so there should be enough for all his grandsons! (and parts of quilts for his granddaughters)
He's a big guy, so there should be enough for all his grandsons! (and parts of quilts for his granddaughters)
10-09-2016, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Sleepy Hollow
This is the kind of quilt that would live on the couch and be very well loved (and used!) My dad is planning to give me a bunch of his old shirts to quilt with, I think this will be one of the patterns I try He's a big guy, so there should be enough for all his grandsons! (and parts of quilts for his granddaughters)
He's a big guy, so there should be enough for all his grandsons! (and parts of quilts for his granddaughters)Those XXL shirts have a LOT of fabric in them. You'll be surprised at how far they go. I've also done Smoky Mtn. Stars, a churn dash, and a plaid-ish pattern out of my shirts collection:
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And just recently I finished this Carolina Crossroads top, by Bonnie Hunter, from her Scraps and Shirttails book:
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Shirts make amazing quilts!
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