Shirts from thrift store......
#51
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 783
You can use the cuffs to make coffee cup sleeves. I collect buttons to make necklaces and to embellish ornaments.
A great tutorial for cutting and making the seven shirt quilt can be found here:Click here: Life is a Stitch: Seven Shirts + Seven Steps = One Thrifty Quilt
Enjoy!!
A great tutorial for cutting and making the seven shirt quilt can be found here:Click here: Life is a Stitch: Seven Shirts + Seven Steps = One Thrifty Quilt
Enjoy!!
#58
I just made a couple of lap quilts out of my late dad's shirts and used all of the fabric. He was a "cowboy" shirt man. The ones with the pearl-ized snaps on the cuffs, plackets and pockets. I cut the plackets off careful to leave enough fabric to have a seam allowance and used it as a border. It took four or five shirts worth, but turned out very nice. I used the pockets on some of the blocks and put pictures of him with my children in them. These were really appreciated by my boys. I have caught them, ages 13 & 15, cuddled up on the sofa, wrapped in the blankets looking at the pictures. I think it was a great way for them to find their time and way to grieve their grandpa.
#59
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,614
I'd save the pockets - I've seen some cute quilts with the pocket on a block or two. The buttons come in handy if you want a more 'country' feel....putting the buttons in each corner, and using embroidery thread to tie the button on (with the 'tail' on top of the button) is cute. I'd still quilt it first, though. It would be a great way to go for a 'memory' quilt or a quilt for a guy.
#60
Salvation Army Thrift Store here has buy 1 get 2 free on certain colors. They also have additional 10% senior discount on Wednesdays. I buy lots of men's plaid shirts and anything denim that will work....jeans, ladies dresses, skirts, etc. I use them to make denim quilts that I call "truck" quilts. The guys seem to really like them. I make them like you would make a rag quilt, but instead of "ragging" them, I sew that part down flat so it makes a "sashing" like border around each block. No batting necessary, they are heavy. Great for lots of outdoor (and indoor) uses.
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