Picked up this book at Esther's, my local quilt shop. I was attracted to the "green" element and love the quilt patterns inside.
So on Saturday at the Rotary Auction here on the Island I looked for men's shirts. As many as you can fit in a paper grocery bag is $10. I got 22 for $20. I've already started cutting and I have not figured out how much fabric I have yet, but I think I have 3/4 to a yard from each shirt. Now that is a deal!I washed them all...
Cut off all the useless bits like buttons...
...and tags.
{It was interesting cutting off the tags and seeing where all of these shirts were made. Bangladesh, Romania, India, Mauritius, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Korea. One from Indonesia with Egyptian cotton and none from the U.S.}
And, finally, the waste....cuffs, collars and seams.
I ended up with a tall stack of fabric ready to cut, piece and quilt!
Cut off all the useless bits like buttons...
...and tags.{It was interesting cutting off the tags and seeing where all of these shirts were made. Bangladesh, Romania, India, Mauritius, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Korea. One from Indonesia with Egyptian cotton and none from the U.S.}
And, finally, the waste....cuffs, collars and seams.
I ended up with a tall stack of fabric ready to cut, piece and quilt!
2 comments:
Love it! I see a great quilt in the making. Only you could do something extraordinary with old labels from shirts! Can't wait to see what you come up with.
how fun is that... I can't wait to see this quilt... what a great idea... and oh soooo green!! love all those tags and buttons too...
{{hugs}} Michelle
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