After a friend lost her husband, iI asked if I could make a quilt out of his flannel shirts. I received a box of the dreariest, mismatched, plaid flannel shirts you have ever seen. I didn't know what I was going to do with them and sorry I had suggested it. It was the most difficult quilt i have ever worked on.
I got a pretty red moda cotton. . . masculin not too bright and made a version of rail fence pattern I saw on line some place. I forget the name but the block has 5 strips. .middle 3 of the flannels and the top and bottom of the red. Alternate block placement, horizontal and vertical. Makes an attractive quilt and is easy. I used 2 1/2" strips for a block that finished to 10" so I didn't need that many.
I have received calls and notes from my friend thanking me over and over for this quilt. It means so much to her that I am happy stuck to it and finished. Only have one picture of it. Will try to post it.