Thank you ladies for the advice! Magdalena....your post brought tears to my eyes. You are right, it's not the pattern I use it's the love I put into making it! And I will hopefully feel good when I cover up with it because they were his clothes. That's my hope for the quilt. I don't know what my mom and sister will do with theirs but I plan on using mine! :) I am thinking just a lap sized quilt will be just fine, i'm pretty sure I have enough shirts for 3. I have about 12 cotton shirts/turtlenecks, 4 or 5 button down shirts and about 5 hawaiian print shirts all size XL. that should be enough, right?