My husband died suddenly 11 years ago and I still haven’t been able to pass his clothes on, but after watching this I think I’ll make a quilt out of his shirts that really remind me of him & then donate the rest to a veterans organization. I knew there was a reason I subscribed to you lol. Thank you
@@carolg.6838 Thank you Carol for your kind words. Yes, sudden is extremely hard, but the only thing that has gotten me thru is my faith & the passage of time. I’ve always known I’d have to “deal with”, his clothes in my own time, but just recently a neighbor friend of mine mentioned the veterans, and my husband was also a 20 yr navy veteran....I can’t believe I didn’t think of it. And now seeing this video....I guess it is meant to be...that I start this journey. Thank you again & be well.
This is what quilting used to be. People took the good parts of worn clothing and made something beautiful and warm. They didn't purchase expensive fabric to cut up into little pieces.
My daughter-in-law's father died unexpectedly at 57. His wife gave me 20 of his shirts and I made 4 large throw quilts for the family: one for his wife and one for each of the three siblings. It was a fulfilling experience for me and hopefully a blessingfor them. There are still quite a few smaller scraps left. I was amazed at how much fabric is in a man's long sleeved shirt!
I did something very similar! I had leftover sleeves from two button-down shirts I had tailored into short sleeve ones a while back and decided to trace squares into them and make a quilt topper for two dear friends! It came out very nicely! All hand sewn and hand cut. I would bring in a few squares into work with me with a sewing needle and thread and scissors and sew the pieces together then come home and add them to the existing patchwork!
My husband died just over a year ago and I have been cutting up his shirts to make quilts for my grandchildren. I would like to know what were the sizes of your husband shirts as I am trying to calculate how many shirts that I need to make 6 quilts. My husband's shirts are large to extra large and so far I have cut up about 40 shirts...he never threw out any of his shirts. I also have his monogram on about seven shirts that I will incorporate into the quilt. Actually, I have the answer to my question as I have read the comments from others and your replies. I have watched many of your videos and really enjoy watching, very peaceful to watch and much to thin about. Thank you so much.
I really love how you use and incorporate fabrics "outside" the bolt. I think its important for people to understand they can sew frugally and on a small budget. One does not need fancy patterns or designer fabric precuts to make a quilt.
Loving this. I am addicted to recycling mens shirts. Just zigzagged a whole bunch of the buttonhole strips from the shirt fronts on a foundation fabric and made a 18” pillow for my daughter. Used one of her Dads shirts as the back of pillow. She loved it and I got a warm squishy hug from her. Made this Mama’s heart happy.
YES! So much fabric to be found in men’s cotton shirts! I used them for making baby quilts for my grandbabies. I was a new quilter so went that route with thrift store shirts instead of expensive quilting cotton. They turned out cute and are used and loved.
Fantastic ! When you think back in the day this recycling of material was commonplace. My aunt who lived in Belfast was a quilter and she always quilted with what was available to her like old cotton dresses or shirts. Genius when you think about it - why pay out for expensive fabric and the quilt becomes part of the person who originally wore the garment - I love that !
I love repurposing flannelette shirts, and pyjamas, just using squares, but how pretty is this block …. I must give it a try. I am also a saver of buttons and zips much to my friends horror. I love being thrifty and your quilt looks gorgeous
Genius :) My husband retired not long ago and all those cotton shirts hang in his closet unworn and unloved. 💡 This is certainly better than paying $14/yd for cotton fabric!
What a beautiful quilt you have made! I love the design and you showing how you used something you already had that would have been given away or donated, you used to make a beautiful quilt. Thank you. What does your husband think of the quilt?
Such a great idea, I'm going to look at my dad's closet, he recently passed away, this may be a way to use his shirts in a good way instead of just donating. We get to keep something of his in a meaningful way. Thanks
Great block! My husband is retiring next month so I am going to go through all of his shirts and see how many I can add to what I already have. I have aspirations of making his 3 daughters quilts from his old khaki pants and dress shirts. Thank you for your encouragement!
aloha shirts make great quilts too. I like the stripes as well as the light weight of the dress shirts you are using. so love how you always make it look so easy and fun. I think we share the same passion for upcycling "fabric". reminds me so much of the stories in the "Little House on the Prairie" books. 🧵🧷
Wow Beth thank u once again for opening my eyes to new possibilities as a new quilter. Your quilt gives it a extra special traditional family heirloom feel. 🪡🧵
After finding you on UA-cam, I wouldn’t think of sitting down to sew/quilt without having your channel on. I love everything about it. It’s so peaceful and calming and I always learn something new. Love scrappy quilts and learning to be more frugal and creative (using scraps, shirts, etc.) Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!
I ditto the comments on the great quilt and saving the buttons. I still save buttons. I appreciate your showing the final layout. I like how it seemed you alternated two combinations of patches in a row and alternated with two others in the next row. Like someone commented "calm". I think the laout added to the calmness...order and variety. Also, thank you for the sound quality...I ususlly have volume turned up as high as I can for most channels and was able to turn it down some.
I was going to say that my grandmother would have saved all the buttons, but you beat me to it. I inherited an old tin of buttons from her. I also just got a big shopping bag of homespun that I didn't know what to do with and this is great inspiration for some of that fabric.
@@AnitaSouthall homespun is a cotton fabric, usually plaids or stripes, and the threads are usually thicker, and the thread thickness is not consistent, and slightly more loosely woven that regular cotton shirting or quilting cotton. It has a fun, folk-artsy feeling and look. 🧵
I have 25 xxl, xxxl shirts I have opened & cut into 3.75 x 8.75 inch blocks. Will be a " Brick" pattern. King bedspread. 1 border, ?? Blue. The shirts were blue and white, blue and red, some solids. Plaids, solids, stripes. All from Goodwill. I may have the makings of 2, 2nd will be smaller or I'll add to it. Love your quilt. If I do another, will collect again & another pattern. I am so impressed with your posts. Real time, comfortable, encouraging. Thank you.
My father-in-law died this last year. I took all of his cotton shirts. I like this block. I'm thinking of making a pillow for his wife, each child and grandchild, rather than one quilt. Thanks for sharing! I will probably use this block.
You quilt looks great. Very modern. About 8 years ago I purchased a Singer Red Eye Treadle sewing machine. I felt my first adventure should be clothing scraps. I purchased men's shirts from the Goodwill. It was a simple off-set nine patch with a seminole border. It is one of my favorite quilts. I just love it.
The quilt came out so cute. I would have been afraid of all the stripes but you definitely made it work. I am always amazed at what you come up with. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Great job with this project. Nice block so easy to make. Glad you removed all the buttons. They become so handy for other projects. When I remove buttons from old items I thread all the same buttons on to a threaded needle and tie up so I have a set kept together.♥️🇦🇺
Yes, there is a LOT of fabric in a mans shirt - I was surprised to find out when I cut one up. Like you I save all the buttons (from anything that's getting cut up). I saw a video once where somebody made something using the cuffs but regret not saving it now. And yes, your shirt blocks are looking great so far 😁👍
Thank you Beth for this tutorial. Such a wonderful block and it looks great in the negative (reverse light & dark). It would be lovely in a two colour quilt..
If you wanted to, you could apply the buttons to the quilt as if you were tying the quilt, instead of quilting it. Just a thought. Something to do while watching TV.....
Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial. I've been collecting men's shirts for some time and ofren wondered how many shirts to make a quilt. I do realise that this can change accouarding to block size and the size of shirts, but you've given me a place o start. Thank you much.
I love how you made those striped fabrics look so good and I have a bunch of my husband's striped ties that I think I would try this with..I love your simple beautiful creative ideas!
Many years ago I found a pattern on a blog for a seven shirt quilt. I got the shirts and then couldn’t find the pattern again. I saved the shirts (they are plaids) and now many years later YOU are here! Do you think I need to find another shirt to make this quilt? I am so excited! Thank you for saving the buttons! I think in that other pattern she sewed them in the center square but that was before machine quilting! Thank you again!
I love this quilt. The colours are perfect together and the pop of the lighter green blocks amongst the dark makes the whole quilt sparkle. I feel like raiding my husband’s wardrobe and claiming many of his work shirts. My husband hates shopping, especially for clothes, so as the one who has selected and purchased them, I believe I have the right to claim some of his older ones. If I replace them over time, by the time the pandemic is over and he has to go back in to the office to work, he’ll have an updated wardrobe and I’ll have lots more fabric to work with. Thanks Beth for the ongoing inspiration and lessons in recycling/repurposing. 😀👋🇦🇺
my husband has closets full of old shirts, I'm a;ways looking for clever ways to make quilts with them, this is an awesome use of those shirts, thank you so much
Beautiful video, however I would have liked to have seen more of the finished quilt, you sort of passed the camera over it quickly. But I deeply appreciate the video and demonstration of the technique. Thanks!
❤️just found 3 100% cotton shirts at estate sale (never pay more than $2 a shirt). I think I now have enough to do my shirt quilt👏👏one problem-my quilt sewing is usually done in January/February☹️my yard is a hand full, and takes all my free time in spring and summer. I’ll at least have the shirts ready next year🙂 great fun Beth!
I actually like the green blocks best. And they sure do ad some sparkle ✨ to the quilt. (I love stripes!) This was such a good idea. When I have clothes that don’t fit anymore I always try to give them to someone that they will fit. I never thought abt cutting up my own clothes for this. I know the pioneer women did, but they usually used the good parts of mostly worn out clothes. But when you stop and think about it, we’ve already paid good money for the clothes; why not utilize the fabric. Instead of buying fabric to sew clothes, we’re buying clothes already sewn to wear, and then when we’re done, we can unsew them and make quilts out of the fabric. Reversing the process! 😂
I really like this block. Exactly like a churn dash, which is one of my favorites, but with the rectangle colors switched around. I think I’ll have to try it. Perfect pattern for those shirt fabrics.
Wow, I just love this quilt! You and Pola Quilting are my favorite scrap quilters. I grabbed some shirts from the Goodwill and am enjoying cutting them up. Pola leaves the buttons on and makes fun tote bags and pillows with the button strips, cuffs and collars. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Hello Beth great repurposing of the shirts to turn them into a quilt. I like the simplicity of this block, it's easy to put together and looks like it's easy to cut up. I also like that you noted you were going to put the cutting directions down below this video. I really like this because I watch a lot of your videos, and I'm not sure if I've seen that before. Where you make the notations on the block sizes used in the quilts you're showing.Very helpful for us to try and my your quilts. Looking forward to seeing this quilt done. And seeing other video's in the future Thank you.
My husband died suddenly 11 years ago and I still haven’t been able to pass his clothes on, but after watching this I think I’ll make a quilt out of his shirts that really remind me of him & then donate the rest to a veterans organization. I knew there was a reason I subscribed to you lol. Thank you
Sending hugs and love🙏🙏🙏I pray you will find healing making the quilt ❣️
@@leaht4505 thank you for your kind words Leah
My condolences. Sudden losses are even more difficult. That is a thoughtful idea to make a quilt and donate the rest...you will feel good about both.
@@carolg.6838 Thank you Carol for your kind words. Yes, sudden is extremely hard, but the only thing that has gotten me thru is my faith & the passage of time. I’ve always known I’d have to “deal with”, his clothes in my own time, but just recently a neighbor friend of mine mentioned the veterans, and my husband was also a 20 yr navy veteran....I can’t believe I didn’t think of it.
And now seeing this video....I guess it is meant to be...that I start this journey. Thank you again & be well.
While making the quilt I wish you warm thoughts. I wish I quilted when my mom died, it would have helped me.
This is what quilting used to be. People took the good parts of worn clothing and made something beautiful and warm. They didn't purchase expensive fabric to cut up into little pieces.
My daughter-in-law's father died unexpectedly at 57. His wife gave me 20 of his shirts and I made 4 large throw quilts for the family: one for his wife and one for each of the three siblings. It was a fulfilling experience for me and hopefully a blessingfor them. There are still quite a few smaller scraps left. I was amazed at how much fabric is in a man's long sleeved shirt!
What pattern did you use? Thanks.
I used different settings of large half square triangles. I didn't really have a pattern.
I did something very similar! I had leftover sleeves from two button-down shirts I had tailored into short sleeve ones a while back and decided to trace squares into them and make a quilt topper for two dear friends! It came out very nicely! All hand sewn and hand cut. I would bring in a few squares into work with me with a sewing needle and thread and scissors and sew the pieces together then come home and add them to the existing patchwork!
My husband died just over a year ago and I have been cutting up his shirts to make quilts for my grandchildren. I would like to know what were the sizes of your husband shirts as I am trying to calculate how many shirts that I need to make 6 quilts. My husband's shirts are large to extra large and so far I have cut up about 40 shirts...he never threw out any of his shirts. I also have his monogram on about seven shirts that I will incorporate into the quilt.
Actually, I have the answer to my question as I have read the comments from others and your replies. I have watched many of your videos and really enjoy watching, very peaceful to watch and much to thin about. Thank you so much.
I really love how you use and incorporate fabrics "outside" the bolt. I think its important for people to understand they can sew frugally and on a small budget. One does not need fancy patterns or designer fabric precuts to make a quilt.
I would never imagined a few shirts could make such a lovely, calm quilt.
Yes! Save those buttons.
Loving this. I am addicted to recycling mens shirts. Just zigzagged a whole bunch of the buttonhole strips from the shirt fronts on a foundation fabric and made a 18” pillow for my daughter. Used one of her Dads shirts as the back of pillow. She loved it and I got a warm squishy hug from her. Made this Mama’s heart happy.
Cheryl Brown I would love to see a photo of your project using the shirt strips and making a pillow
What a great idea for the buttonhole strips!
Beautiful quilt. It’s so satisfying to re-invent shirt fabric.
YES! So much fabric to be found in men’s cotton shirts! I used them for making baby quilts for my grandbabies. I was a new quilter so went that route with thrift store shirts instead of expensive quilting cotton. They turned out cute and are used and loved.
Oh my Goodness. You were reading my mind again. I don’t have a lot of fabric scraps but I have ridiculous piles of clothes I can’t throw away.
I have my late fathers shirts i want to make into a quilt but haven’t gotten around to it yet. This is an inspiration
The quilt turned out very nice.....I can see it as a man or boy's quilt. I, too, save buttons. pleasure to watch
This couldn't have come at a better time, I have been collecting mens shirts from goodwill
This was eye opening for me. I never dreamed you could get that much fabric from a shirt.
Fantastic ! When you think back in the day this recycling of material was commonplace. My aunt who lived in Belfast was a quilter and she always quilted with what was available to her like old cotton dresses or shirts. Genius when you think about it - why pay out for expensive fabric and the quilt becomes part of the person who originally wore the garment - I love that !
I really like that idea. My Pops passed away, great way to recycle his shirts for family.
I love repurposing flannelette shirts, and pyjamas, just using squares, but how pretty is this block …. I must give it a try. I am also a saver of buttons and zips much to my friends horror. I love being thrifty and your quilt looks gorgeous
The struggle to find enough recycled zippers is real. You used to find lots more at thrift stores but lately it us getting harder
Whenever i go to garage sales, thrift stores, i look at the quality of the garment, thinking of possibilities. Love this idea. Good job!
Genius :) My husband retired not long ago and all those cotton shirts hang in his closet unworn and unloved. 💡 This is certainly better than paying $14/yd for cotton fabric!
That is very clever and a lovely pattern
What a beautiful quilt you have made! I love the design and you showing how you used something you already had that would have been given away or donated, you used to make a beautiful quilt. Thank you. What does your husband think of the quilt?
He’s my biggest cheerleader 👌
Such a great idea, I'm going to look at my dad's closet, he recently passed away, this may be a way to use his shirts in a good way instead of just donating. We get to keep something of his in a meaningful way. Thanks
@@ca6177 this will be both a memory and a blessing in the years to come. I never had the chance to gather my dad's clothes to use.
Great block! My husband is retiring next month so I am going to go through all of his shirts and see how many I can add to what I already have. I have aspirations of making his 3 daughters quilts from his old khaki pants and dress shirts. Thank you for your encouragement!
aloha shirts make great quilts too. I like the stripes as well as the light weight of the dress shirts you are using. so love how you always make it look so easy and fun. I think we share the same passion for upcycling "fabric". reminds me so much of the stories in the "Little House on the Prairie" books. 🧵🧷
I would love to see a basic Irish Chain if you are taking suggestions for quilt patterns. Thanks! I really enjoy your videos.
Good morning hope your well. Thank you for the wonderful ideas. working with leftover jelly rolls
Wow Beth thank u once again for opening my eyes to new possibilities as a new quilter. Your quilt gives it a extra special traditional family heirloom feel. 🪡🧵
Absolutely amazing you created such a beautiful quilt out of some unwanted shirts..
After finding you on UA-cam, I wouldn’t think of sitting down to sew/quilt without having your channel on. I love everything about it. It’s so peaceful and calming and I always learn something new. Love scrappy quilts and learning to be more frugal and creative (using scraps, shirts, etc.) Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!
That's what patchwork should be lovely x
I make wax food wraps, I use a lot of cotton shirts. Surprising how much fabric is in an XXL shirt. I look for those at thrift stores.
Love this Idea. Giving something a new life.
I ditto the comments on the great quilt and saving the buttons. I still save buttons. I appreciate your showing the final layout. I like how it seemed you alternated two combinations of patches in a row and alternated with two others in the next row. Like someone commented "calm". I think the laout added to the calmness...order and variety. Also, thank you for the sound quality...I ususlly have volume turned up as high as I can for most channels and was able to turn it down some.
I was going to say that my grandmother would have saved all the buttons, but you beat me to it. I inherited an old tin of buttons from her.
I also just got a big shopping bag of homespun that I didn't know what to do with and this is great inspiration for some of that fabric.
I know many things but can someone tell me what exactly is HOMESPUN please
@@AnitaSouthall homespun is a cotton fabric, usually plaids or stripes, and the threads are usually thicker, and the thread thickness is not consistent, and slightly more loosely woven that regular cotton shirting or quilting cotton. It has a fun, folk-artsy feeling and look. 🧵
I have 25 xxl, xxxl shirts I have opened & cut into 3.75 x 8.75 inch blocks. Will be a " Brick" pattern. King bedspread. 1 border, ?? Blue. The shirts were blue and white, blue and red, some solids. Plaids, solids, stripes. All from Goodwill. I may have the makings of 2, 2nd will be smaller or I'll add to it. Love your quilt. If I do another, will collect again & another pattern. I am so impressed with your posts. Real time, comfortable, encouraging. Thank you.
Wow, that’s sounds awesome! ❤️😀
My father-in-law died this last year. I took all of his cotton shirts. I like this block. I'm thinking of making a pillow for his wife, each child and grandchild, rather than one quilt. Thanks for sharing! I will probably use this block.
Another great project! May have to help the hubby make some room in the closet!
You give me great ideas in using my existing fabric stash. Thank you!!! 🧵✂️🪡🤗
I save my buttons & use them on Quilted Hearts for IFAQH!
I was wondering if you were going to rescue all those buttons! Thanks for another great tutorial.
I really enjoyed watching you make the quilt . I just realized my husband’s closet is to tight and it needs room to breathe! Thank you Beth!
Enjoyed the quilt tutorial very much.
I just love how u recycle material into new items!
I bet that makes a very soft quilt.
You quilt looks great. Very modern. About 8 years ago I purchased a Singer Red Eye Treadle sewing machine. I felt my first adventure should be clothing scraps. I purchased men's shirts from the Goodwill. It was a simple off-set nine patch with a seminole border. It is one of my favorite quilts. I just love it.
The quilt came out so cute. I would have been afraid of all the stripes but you definitely made it work. I am always amazed at what you come up with. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Just my style, thank you!
Amazing I love this one. Thank you for sharing.
I'm glad you liked it! 😊
Love the quilt. Already had plans to hit the thrift stores for possible material for tote bags.
👏 wow
I have some top I can use
What a awesome 👌 idea
Thanks 😊 🙏
Lovely quilt and good use of found fabrics. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
Thanks so much Beth❤
The quilt turned out beautiful.
Such a beautiful quilt for a man! Thank you for posting this video!
I love this pattern. Thank you. And love your juki
That is amazing! Wouldn’t have thought you could get that many blocks out of one shirt.
What a great idea Beth thank you
Great job with this project. Nice block so easy to make. Glad you removed all the buttons. They become so handy for other projects. When I remove buttons from old items I thread all the same buttons on to a threaded needle and tie up so I have a set kept together.♥️🇦🇺
Yes, there is a LOT of fabric in a mans shirt - I was surprised to find out when I cut one up. Like you I save all the buttons (from anything that's getting cut up). I saw a video once where somebody made something using the cuffs but regret not saving it now. And yes, your shirt blocks are looking great so far 😁👍
search for repurpose shirt cuffs to see if you can find the video♥
I really like this i think I'll try it
I love it, I'm cutting up beans while watching you make this quilt. I shall try this pattern because it's quite a simple one for me. From meg nz
💕🌸I really like the look of this quilt.👍🏻💕
Thank you Beth for this tutorial. Such a wonderful block and it looks great in the negative (reverse light & dark). It would be lovely in a two colour quilt..
If you wanted to, you could apply the buttons to the quilt as if you were tying the quilt, instead of quilting it. Just a thought. Something to do while watching TV.....
That’s a neat idea!!! ❤️😀
I think you're very impressive. I hope I can find some cotton shirts . If I can't, I'm going to try the mixed thread shirts.
The shirts made a really beautiful quilt. Love your relaxed style of quilting. Thanks for sharing.
hope your husband enjoys his repurposed shirts turned into a quilt, Beth.
This would be a beautiful remembrance quilt for the loss of a loved one.
Wish I had some of my dads.
@@carolynmills513 how lovely it would be to be hugged by them again
I want to do this, too! I like the block you used! Great job!
Love your videos, much appreciation. 💓
Really a great idea!
Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial. I've been collecting men's shirts for some time and ofren wondered how many shirts to make a quilt. I do realise that this can change accouarding to block size and the size of shirts, but you've given me a place o start. Thank you much.
I love this! Thank you for sharing!
i have just bought a few cotton chirts in thrift stores and now i know what to do with them..! thank you so much for this idea x
I love how you made those striped fabrics look so good and I have a bunch of my husband's striped ties that I think I would try this with..I love your simple beautiful creative ideas!
Love this just 8 shirts wow
Brilliant idea! Love it!
Many years ago I found a pattern on a blog for a seven shirt quilt. I got the shirts and then couldn’t find the pattern again. I saved the shirts (they are plaids) and now many years later YOU are here! Do you think I need to find another shirt to make this quilt? I am so excited! Thank you for saving the buttons! I think in that other pattern she sewed them in the center square but that was before machine quilting! Thank you again!
I used eight.. but you can certainly begin and see how it goes👌
I use boys cotton shorts and underwear sometimes I use shirts but never used this pattern, Will make it for my great-grand son
Very nice 👍🏻
I love this quilt. The colours are perfect together and the pop of the lighter green blocks amongst the dark makes the whole quilt sparkle. I feel like raiding my husband’s wardrobe and claiming many of his work shirts. My husband hates shopping, especially for clothes, so as the one who has selected and purchased them, I believe I have the right to claim some of his older ones. If I replace them over time, by the time the pandemic is over and he has to go back in to the office to work, he’ll have an updated wardrobe and I’ll have lots more fabric to work with. Thanks Beth for the ongoing inspiration and lessons in recycling/repurposing. 😀👋🇦🇺
I really like this. Thanks for showing us. I like that block too.
Wonderful idea.
my husband has closets full of old shirts, I'm a;ways looking for clever ways to make quilts with them, this is an awesome use of those shirts, thank you so much
This is a great block, Beth. I like the almost monochromatic look to it. Now I know what to do with all the shirts I've saved! Thanks.
Beautiful video, however I would have liked to have seen more of the finished quilt, you sort of passed the camera over it quickly. But I deeply appreciate the video and demonstration of the technique. Thanks!
This is so nice!! Love it...sew classy looking!!
❤️just found 3 100% cotton shirts at estate sale (never pay more than $2 a shirt). I think I now have enough to do my shirt quilt👏👏one problem-my quilt sewing is usually done in January/February☹️my yard is a hand full, and takes all my free time in spring and summer. I’ll at least have the shirts ready next year🙂 great fun Beth!
Amazing how to repurpose items into quilts. You are very inspiring. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
Love it!!!!!!
I save the buttons too
Very nice, Beth. What a great use of “old” shirts. Thank you.
I actually like the green blocks best. And they sure do ad some sparkle ✨ to the quilt. (I love stripes!)
This was such a good idea. When I have clothes that don’t fit anymore I always try to give them to someone that they will fit. I never thought abt cutting up my own clothes for this. I know the pioneer women did, but they usually used the good parts of mostly worn out clothes.
But when you stop and think about it, we’ve already paid good money for the clothes; why not utilize the fabric. Instead of buying fabric to sew clothes, we’re buying clothes already sewn to wear, and then when we’re done, we can unsew them and make quilts out of the fabric. Reversing the process! 😂
I'm going to thrift store and get me some shirts. Nice block
Sooo nice 😍
I really like this block. Exactly like a churn dash, which is one of my favorites, but with the rectangle colors switched around. I think I’ll have to try it. Perfect pattern for those shirt fabrics.
Wow, I just love this quilt! You and Pola Quilting are my favorite scrap quilters. I grabbed some shirts from the Goodwill and am enjoying cutting them up. Pola leaves the buttons on and makes fun tote bags and pillows with the button strips, cuffs and collars. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
I love it
Hello Beth great repurposing of the shirts to turn them into a quilt.
I like the simplicity of this block, it's easy to put together and looks like it's easy to cut up. I also like that you noted you were going to put the cutting directions down below this video. I really like this because I watch a lot of your videos, and I'm not sure if I've seen that before. Where you make the notations on the block sizes used in the quilts you're showing.Very helpful for us to try and my your quilts. Looking forward to seeing this quilt done. And seeing other video's in the future Thank you.