A man's shirts into a quilt
 

My cousin lost her husband last year of a heart attack and he was in his late 50's. It has been a long journey of grieving for her. Today, she told me she would like to have his shirts made into a quilt. She also has his ties. Does anyone have ideas for patterns?

1. ties = flowers cut zigzag and roll. 2. one circle and narrow end to of tie attaching & made a circle they called it a wagon
wheel. sew on a sq. large. Each makes a block. Check library books.

Please check the board because there are some on here. Some ties were put into Dresden plate using the points,
and some in a crazy quilt. Some were just on pillows. Clothing could be made into most patch quilts. Also check
under memory quilts. Have fun.

This website shows how to cut up shirts and shows some ideas for quilts:
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html

This QB thread shows some quilts made from shirts:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t153884.html

http://quiltville.blogspot.fi/2012/0...irt-movie.html
Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com is an expert on using shirts on scrap quilts, check her free patterns!

Shirts are great fabrics to use for quilts. I've made many memory quilts using them. The most special being a quilt using my Dads shirts. It's my avatar

Have a look at my avatar. I made that quilt was made with my dads shirts. I tried to upload the photo a while back but couldn't do it.

Its my own pattern because I wanted to keep the pockets. Its 12 inch blocks that use everything from the button downs to short slieve cuffs and pockets. I found a great long armer that left the pockets open as I wanted.

Hope this helps your journey Jim.

I bought a pattern the other day that I think would be perfect for shirts - I can't copy the picture, but if you search for the barbed wire fence quilt, by Cathy Wierzbicki, I'm sure you can find it.

Did he have any hobbies or big interests or what/how did he enjoy spending his time.? My Dad Loved to collect coins among other things - I made a coins quilt from his shirts when he passed. Post his interests and we'll see if we can help you ut a big more.

I made a floating stars quilt, a nine patch and a pinwheels quilt. The floating stars was my favorite. I also made a quilt with the pockets from the dress shirts for a toddler. It looked really cool... In case there are kids or grand kids that might want it.