What a great pattern! I may have to try this one myself....I have lots of plaids.

What about this pattern?
It has men's shirts & ties.


http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/p-5...-n-graves.aspx

Disappearing 9 patch sounds great - with a red in the middle.

How about a snowball block? I quilted this for a friend, who was commissioned to make memory quilts. This was the only one I quilted, but I love how it turned out. I made SURE I didn't quilt thru the corner triangles; TOO many layers to quilt thru!

This post by Nancy seems to me a good idea for such a quilt. Would look great with check shirt patterns.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...y-t110338.html

What a wonderful pattern that is!!!! Thanks for sharing it. It sounds just perfect for the OP, as you said.

I have seen beautiful Log Cabin quilts made from shirts.

http://www.paperpanache.com/free/guestpats/ashirt.htm these shirts are paper pieced...just another suggestion. sorry about her loss

This is such a good pattern. I have my grandmother and MIL's aprons and may do the same.

Bonnie Hunters' site www.quiltville.com has patterns you could use. She even has a book about using shirts and such for fabrics. A fun place to visit! Lots of great patterns!!