Originally Posted by
fatquarters
in my opinion, I would not add extra fabrics. when my dad was sick, we were cleaning out some of his shirts that no longer fit. I cut them up and made quilt blocks with them, but decided to add some that I had lying around to give it more color. well my dad has since passed, and now when I look at the quilt, it no longer feels like my dads, because of the extras I added. just wishing I stuck with only his shirts, and it would have created a better memory.
Thank you for saying this. My Aunts son age 53 died this week, and I asked my cousin to save me some of his shirts, they will be mostly T shirts. I will need to add a binding that is from bought fabric, would you have felt this way if the binding and backing only was purchased?