A whole pint of buttons!
#1
A whole pint of buttons!
I just started cutting my husband's dress shirts for a quilt. I removed the buttons and set them aside. As my husband is 6'5" tall and I had 28 shirts, I filled an entire pint sized jar with the buttons.
I think I am going to use the "floating stars" pattern. The shirts are white, off white, yellow, green, gray, light and dark blue and white with pinstripes. (see picture below) I was considering using pink as the main fabric and the shirts as the corners. How does that sound?
I think I am going to use the "floating stars" pattern. The shirts are white, off white, yellow, green, gray, light and dark blue and white with pinstripes. (see picture below) I was considering using pink as the main fabric and the shirts as the corners. How does that sound?
#5
He just changed jobs and is returning to suit and ties... he cleaned out his closet and got rid of the 28 shirts that I grabbed, 3 garbage bags of clothes that I am going to try to sell at a garage sale and 4 garbage bags of junk and he still isn't done cleaning! He just bought a pile of new work clothes and he is getting rid of the old stuff that is worn/torn/out of style or just doesn't fit right anymore. He knows I am making the quilt. He wasn't sure it was worth the work to cut up the shirts until I told him how much quilting fabric costs.
#7
This is a great idea! The fabrics look wonderful together. Will you incorporate some of the buttons when you're finished?
Christine-
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Christine-
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are you going with all 100% cotton? Usually the lighter the color, the more of a mix it will be. THey do that so they are easy to get clean!
which is sad, because they make the best backgrounds!
I have over 200 shirts to cut up...it was to be a winter project, but it never got WINTER here!
Keep us posted on your progress!
which is sad, because they make the best backgrounds!
I have over 200 shirts to cut up...it was to be a winter project, but it never got WINTER here!
Keep us posted on your progress!
#10
All shirts are 100% cotton. I tried to make one of these shirt quilts before and material is more difficult to work with so I am going to try with a mix of quilters fabric and shirts. Not sure how I will use the buttons yet.
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