Memory quilts from mens dress shirts

Quilt from mens shirt

After looking at a tentative layout of the 9" blocks from Bradley's shirts, Christopher came over this morning and worked on the layout of his mother's and sister's quilts. These quilts will be Christmas presents and a way for the LaGrand family to mourn Bradley's death and still celebrate Christmas. Christopher is good with layouts. In less than two hours and using one additional shirt, he created two distinct layouts. The one to the left is for his mother. The second one is for his sister…

The detailed instructions and tutorial for creating the Seven Shirts Quilt has been moved. Please visit my new blog "Wishes and Weeds" by clicking THIS LINK and discover this quick and thrifty quilt pattern!

Here is a quick tutorial on how to break down a shirt so it can be used in a memory quilt or a recycled clothing quilt. The point of this tutorial is to show you how to get the maximum amount of fabric out of each garment. It's imperative that you get the most out of each and every piece of clothing you chose to use in a quilt. Here's how... Start with a shirt! This shirt is a medium so I can show you how much fabric you can get from ANY size. Of course an XXL would be best because it has a…

This post has been two years in the making, and it's a doozy!!! To lessen the suspense, here's the final product! Tommy has been having this issue where he manages to tear holes in the elbows of his work shirts. The first one or two, we joked about how the shirts must be old or his "big muscles" were tearing them up, but now the count is up to 19 shirts (!!!), and it's not an anomaly anymore. I've come up with a preventative solution, but that's another post. Oh, and they all coordinate…

Pillows from men's button up shirts

1. Bought 6 cotton button down shirts from 2nd hand store, brought them home and washed them. 2. Removed buttons and cut out fabric ...

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Button-up-cycle Bereavement Quilt Top: Bereavement or passage quilting is a thoughtful way of creating a lasting family heirloom. This clean design lends itself to the tailored style of men's dress shirts and their characteristic stripes, though it could also be compl…