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    I know I've seen an episode or two on how to cut apart dress shirts and men's ties for string/strip piecing but for the life of me I can't find the shows! I want to make a quilt for my father using his old dress shirts and ties as a retirement gift but I can't remember how they recommended cutting everything apart to get the most fabric from each piece. I know I could wing it but I was hoping someone out there may have a suggestion or two about which shows to watch/websites to visit. I was hoping to make a log cabin or barn building block, but I don't know if I'll have enough fabric to make it the size I want if I don't do it right! I'd love for the entire quilt top to be made of his clothes rather than store bought fabric (or extra shirts/ties from good will).

    Thank you all for your help!

    #2
    Bonnie Hunter has a segment on her website on "Deboning a Shirt" http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/...irt-movie.html.

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      #3
      Thank you so much! That's exactly what I needed! Just need to find something for the ties now :-D

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        #4
        Originally posted by Jdeluka
        Thank you so much! That's exactly what I needed! Just need to find something for the ties now :-D
        Let us know if you do find something for ties... I've convinced my husband to thin down his silk tie collection and have plenty for a quilt! :lol:

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          #5
          I saw something this week on ties on the bulletin board at my local thrift shop. This woman took ties and somehow wove them & sewed them that way. She had made a pillow out of them. I can't share since it wasn't on-line, but you could try googling it.
          Carol in SW Michigan

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            #6
            For ties, you just need to remove the label on the back and then open up the back seam and point tips, easy-peasy. However they are usually made of a soft silk, so I would recommend that you use some iron-on interfacing to help stabalise the fabric. Also they are cut on the bias so you will have to take that into account when you start cutting them - you might need to piece them 'sideways' to get lengthways on grain strips - just knowing this will probably make it easier to work out how to incorporate them.
            Carol in SW Michigan

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              #7
              Your details are a good reminder, Rosemary, thank you. Carole, the weaving idea sounds intriguing--will definitely keep it in my hip-pocket!

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                #8
                Just to add to Rosemary's great advice(just what I would have said); after you take them apart--wash, dry and press them before putting the iron-on interfacing. I found when I did the tee-shirt quilts that I did that once the interfacing was on them I didn't have to worry about straight of grain--test it--you might get lucky.

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                  #9
                  Ritzi's plan worked for me yrs ago !!

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                    #10
                    Search google for necktie quilts and lots of sites come up. This one looked very interesting and informative...

                    http://www.ludlowquiltandsew.co.uk/f...quilt-pattern/

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                      #11
                      Great advice from all! I also liked the necktie quilt in the URL you passed on, Marilyn---that would be one way for me to learn how to do a Dresden plate, wouldn't it?

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                        #12
                        You bet ! And they are beautiful ! I've seen several over the years ! I have to admit I have a bx of
                        ties waiting to become something !! :lol: :roll: :lol:

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                          #13
                          Thank you all for your suggestions! I've started breaking down the shirts and it's going well - much easier than expected thanks to your post Renata. Is there any specific interfacing anyone recommends? I really don't want it to be noticeably stiff in the final quilt.

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