How many?
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How many?
Recently my cousin lost her husband suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was 55 and they had been married 33 years. I want to make her a quilt using some of his shirts. I'm not sure which kind she will prefer, t-shirts or dress/cotton shirts. My question is how many shirts do I need to use to make an average size queen? She lives in a different state so she will have to mail them. So I wasn't sure how many to ask for. I know some of have made these before. I'm not sure what pattern I want to use. I could use some suggestions on that as well. Thanks in advance. Gina
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So sorry to hear of her loss.
Here's the link to the seven dress shirt quilt:
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
This results in a throw, 52” x 64”, so extrapolating, a small queen, 80X80 would need about twice that. There's no reason why you can't just add yardage in a neutral or complimentary color, however, so the number of shirts isn't really super critical.
Here's the link to the seven dress shirt quilt:
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
This results in a throw, 52” x 64”, so extrapolating, a small queen, 80X80 would need about twice that. There's no reason why you can't just add yardage in a neutral or complimentary color, however, so the number of shirts isn't really super critical.
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Recently my cousin lost her husband suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was 55 and they had been married 33 years. I want to make her a quilt using some of his shirts. I'm not sure which kind she will prefer, t-shirts or dress/cotton shirts. My question is how many shirts do I need to use to make an average size queen? She lives in a different state so she will have to mail them. So I wasn't sure how many to ask for. I know some of have made these before. I'm not sure what pattern I want to use. I could use some suggestions on that as well. Thanks in advance. Gina
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Recently my cousin lost her husband suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was 55 and they had been married 33 years. I want to make her a quilt using some of his shirts. I'm not sure which kind she will prefer, t-shirts or dress/cotton shirts. My question is how many shirts do I need to use to make an average size queen? She lives in a different state so she will have to mail them. So I wasn't sure how many to ask for. I know some of have made these before. I'm not sure what pattern I want to use. I could use some suggestions on that as well. Thanks in advance. Gina
If you are doing the work, tell her what material you prefer working with.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Oregon
Posts: 118
I have been making aprons from dress shirts (mens & womens). I made over 20 for a friend's family (he passed away last spring) from his shirts. I used the long sleeves for the ties or pockets. Short sleeves for the pockets with the ties cut from the yoke or back. If shirts are short I made a ruffle from the back. Here is a link: http://www.allfreesewing.com/Refashi...ns-Shirt-Apron
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