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Memory quilt out of fil shirts....

Thanks for ideas concerning a memory quilt for my mil. I have decided to cut his shirts in half and use the fronts for the quilt top and the backs for the quilt bottom. I'll stitch up the fronts at the buttons.

Here's the dilema. I only have 4 shirts to work with. I think I will need a foundation piece to quilt the shirts too. Does that make sense? If so, how would one sew the shirts to the foundation piece so it looks like the shirts are quilted together? Or should I cut pieces from another fabric to patch between the gaps in the shirts?

I don't want to ruin these shirts, and before I do anything I am making sure I have a game plan in place.

Thanks Sharon

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sharon.bennett
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This does sound rather 'different'. So, before doing anything with these 4 shirts, I suggest getting an old shirt - from a charity shop or similar perhaps? - and trying out what you plan to do. I do think that, with a bit of judicious folding or cutting and re-positioning of the various parts of the shirts, you would be able to get the fronts to make rectangles. I think you would be happier with strips of another fabric sewn to the shirts - if you achieve the rectangles - rather than appliquéing them to a background. But, that's just how I feel - not a rule or anything >g<

Hope it goes well. Thanks for coming back to let us know what you decided to do. . In message , snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com writes

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Patti

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