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.

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

Never ever toss out a cotton shirt~~~ At least I don't.
There is approximately a yard of fabric in a man's shirt.

They work up nicely in a scrappy quilt, crazy quilting, paper piecing.......

If you are using silk ties, stabilize them first. I learned the hard way after working on my SOL's ties for a Dresden plate. Used one of his sports coats for the center circle, inner border and quarter circles.

Bonnie Hunter's video on taking apart a shirt is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-09AYE0fM

I just finished the flimsy for my DGD's quilt. She wants big random plaids so I recycled men's shirts. I came up with my own pattern, a variation of stack and whack... not the kaleidoscope kind.