My dear father-in-law passed away a few weeks ago. I mentioned to my mother-in-law that I was interested in making some lap quilts from his flannel shirts at a later date. He loved flannel shirts, and they will make cozy quilts. I'm planning very simple patterns, four patch or nine patch, and will likely purchase some solid-color flannel for sashing the blocks and the back of the quilts. I do think I'm going to cut out the chest pockets intact and use as a block, as they were near to his heart. I don't intend these to be show quilts, just soft and comforting.