kaffe fasset's passionate patchwork has a pretty good template pattern and bonnie hunter's technique for rescuing the fabric looks like a great way to get your frustrations out.

i would get the fasset book from the library or just google "shirt box quilt."

aileen

I would not mix the ties with the shirt fabric because they will not wear with the cottons.

I recently made a memory quilt of ties using the braid pattern - I saved the points of the ties (made more as I needed them)and overlapped them for the border.

Made a Sunbonnet Sue quilt using clothing!

I would not mix the ties with the shirt fabric because they will not wear with the cottons.

I have made several quilts with shirts and really love them. They are totally soft. I have used Bonnie Hunter's books Scraps and Shirttails. Here is a link to see some of the ones I've done. Maybe that will help you choose.
http://www.joscountryjunction.com/na...uilting-books/

I third the Bonnie Hunter suggestions. She is the queen of deconstructing shirts! I think she even has a video on her site someplace to show you how. I just delivered a memory quilt yesterday using knit shirts, khaki pants and chino pants. I used the BQ pattern from maple Island. It was a hit! I quilted minimally but added some tools in solid squares and handymen phrases (lumber, nail, hammer, etc) quilted into a solid border. I was so excited to get it finished, I neglected to take any pictures! If I can get some from the owner, I will post them later.Bonnie's site is www.quiltville.com

A friend of mine was asked to do the same thing. She made a throw using "bowtie" blocks with a light background. It came out really nice and not too difficult.

My sister made a beautiful table topper with her husband's ties. She had the long end extending, the short ends meeting in the end, and a large circle covering the ends. She put a light stabilizer on the piece, then a backing, and some light quilting around each tie.
It was beautiful.
Mariah

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!

Wow, I like that "Thrifty Quilter" link - I browsed around a little and her first post in "Log Cabins" is beautiful - never saw a block made like that!

Marysewfun