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Quilt pattern recommendation for Grandpa's old plaid shirts?

Quilt pattern recommendation for Grandpa's old plaid shirts?

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Old 06-01-2012, 06:30 AM
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I made this one for my son with both grandpop's shirts. Went together very quickly
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Old 06-01-2012, 06:53 AM
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There are several block designs on Marcia Hohn's site (Quilt Blocks Galore) - Planned Patchhood, Mr. Roosevelt's Necktie, Raggedy Bricks, Scot's Plaid, and Grampy's Shirts would all look great with old shirts.
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Have you checked the site: http://the thrifty quilter.blogspot.com/2009/06seven-shirts-seven-steps-one-thrifty.html
She shows step by step how to cut, stitch and piece a quilt using men's shirts. It's an awesome tutorial. It was found through a link on here.
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Old 06-01-2012, 04:25 PM
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Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm in the thinking stages and this helps so much. You guys are great!

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If you have a mix of dark and lights, a log cabin type block would work well.

I only had light stripes and plaids to work with after my FIL passed away, so I added civil war repros for darks.
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I've been wanting to do a log cabin quilt. This just might be the one.

Thanks so much!

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Originally Posted by scisyb220 View Post
Have you checked the site: http://the thrifty quilter.blogspot.com/2009/06seven-shirts-seven-steps-one-thrifty.html
She shows step by step how to cut, stitch and piece a quilt using men's shirts. It's an awesome tutorial. It was found through a link on here.
This was going to be my recommendation, also. Been on my bucket list for a while!

Here's an unbroken link:
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html

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