I enjoy working with plaids; they add a little something when mixed in with other fabrics. I am currently working on two quilts (one for my mom, one for me) made entirely out of my stepfathers old shirts. He died a little over a year ago, and I smuggled out his shirts when my mother was cleaning up and packing away his things. I thought it would be nice to have an every-day reminder of him around. I saved the buttons I cut off the shirts and used those to make pillows (used them for tufting).