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Old 12-10-2013, 08:50 AM
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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.......
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Old 12-10-2013, 10:42 AM
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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.
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Old 12-10-2013, 04:21 PM
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Bonnie Hunter's video on taking apart a shirt is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-09AYE0fM
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Old 12-10-2013, 05:25 PM
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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.
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