Originally Posted by redpurselady
I too am having a hard time making a quilt for my neighbor. Her son died and I have a laundry basket full of his clothes and t shirts. My problem is cutting up the pieces. I get this awful feeling everytime I cut into a t shirt or pair of pants.
I also have the problem that most of the clothes are knits. Not much cotton to work with. I don't want to use anything in the quilt that was not his so I'm kind of stuck.
Anyone have any ideas?
When I made a memory quilt for my Mom after my father died, his clothes were mostly knits and plaids. I finally decided to do applique with the knits and I framed photos with some plaids and western shirts. My Mom loves it and I have been asked to make several others. Everyones stories brought a tear to my eye, but I know that a quilt is something you can hold on to..forever.