Twilliebee

Love that site, quiltinghere! And check this one out. One of my personal favorites: http://quiltville.com/scrapsandshirttailspreview.shtml
Grab those shirts!

SherriB

I just got this book and love it! Lots of great quilt ideas to use.
And I would say take the shirts!!! I have been buying shirts at Goodwill, Salvation Army and yard sales to make quilts with for Christmas presents.

nativetexan

Billie Lauder did that a lot on t.v. I wouldn't cut near the arm holes though, perspiration stains. otherwise, if the fabric is in good shape, go for it.

np3

What is the condition of them? If they were throwing them away instead of donating them to goodwill, they may not be worth the time and effort.

bakermom

Shirts-no. I have cut up our discarded jeans to make a rag quilt! Backed with flannel it is sooooo warm.

BKrenning

I did a denim backed throw with men's workshirts for hubby. He loves it. It makes the perfect "man" quilt because he picked out all the shirts to begin with so it's in his colors.

The shirts are all going to be pre-shrunk so you'll want to pre-wash the backing and possibly even the batting.

littlehud

I would say go for it.

Pamela Artman

I found some large cotton dresses at a garage sale and loved the fabric, so I bought them (for fifty cents!) and cut them up. I was surprised at how much usable fabric there was from these dresses. I also got two of my grandfather's flannel shirts after he died and I made my brother a quilt for christmas with some squares of this plaid flannel and my brother loved it!

Fancy Nancy

i buy shirts and all cotton dresses, skirts etc at goodwill all the time. cut them up and have used them in several projects. made one simple block quilt - using just 6 in blocks cut from the shirts to make a lap quilt - used smaller pieces for binding. because didn't want to spend a lot of money on it - used an old quilted mattress pad for batting and old sheet for back. it is my daughers fav quilt I think - she says it is so soft and comfy - i think b/c the shirts were washed so much and are really soft feeling. i now have a huge stack of 6" blocks cut from men's shirts and am going to make a quilt with it for my son in law for xmas - figure will be more "manly" than a quilt with floral prints.

dotcomdtcm

There is a need for quilts for older boys in foster care. These might be very cool!