When my ex passed in 05, my son collected his shirts and gave them to me. I made a 2 quilts for the grandchildren from them - one for my grandson, and one for my granddaughter, since they would never meet that Grandpa. The first is a traditional Texas star in blue and white, and the second is a takeoff on Kaffe Fassetts shirting quilts from one of his books. I have enough left to make a quilt for my son - who's single, and for a "pocket quilt" which I have had in my mind's eye for quite a few years. These quilts all came out quite well - I'm a big believer in recycling fabric!