Have you ever cut up shirts...
#11
Love that site, quiltinghere! And check this one out. One of my personal favorites: http://quiltville.com/scrapsandshirttailspreview.shtml
Grab those shirts!
Grab those shirts!
#12
Originally Posted by Twilliebee
Love that site, quiltinghere! And check this one out. One of my personal favorites: http://quiltville.com/scrapsandshirttailspreview.shtml
Grab those shirts!
Grab those shirts!
And I would say take the shirts!!! I have been buying shirts at Goodwill, Salvation Army and yard sales to make quilts with for Christmas presents.
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Originally Posted by quilting.addict
I have the opportunity to get dozens of dress shirts before they hit the trash at someone's home. Looking for opinions...is it worth the effort of cutting these up (I know...that's the ONLY way they used to make quilts!), or should I just work out of my stash for the rest of my life??? :roll: anyone have a good plan for shirt squares??
#16
I did a denim backed throw with men's workshirts for hubby. He loves it. It makes the perfect "man" quilt because he picked out all the shirts to begin with so it's in his colors.
The shirts are all going to be pre-shrunk so you'll want to pre-wash the backing and possibly even the batting.
The shirts are all going to be pre-shrunk so you'll want to pre-wash the backing and possibly even the batting.
#18
I found some large cotton dresses at a garage sale and loved the fabric, so I bought them (for fifty cents!) and cut them up. I was surprised at how much usable fabric there was from these dresses. I also got two of my grandfather's flannel shirts after he died and I made my brother a quilt for christmas with some squares of this plaid flannel and my brother loved it!
#19
i buy shirts and all cotton dresses, skirts etc at goodwill all the time. cut them up and have used them in several projects. made one simple block quilt - using just 6 in blocks cut from the shirts to make a lap quilt - used smaller pieces for binding. because didn't want to spend a lot of money on it - used an old quilted mattress pad for batting and old sheet for back. it is my daughers fav quilt I think - she says it is so soft and comfy - i think b/c the shirts were washed so much and are really soft feeling. i now have a huge stack of 6" blocks cut from men's shirts and am going to make a quilt with it for my son in law for xmas - figure will be more "manly" than a quilt with floral prints.
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