About a year ago I mentioned to my husband that I’d like to make a quilt from his old tees after we saw one at a friend’s house. Justin had several large bags full of unnecessary tees dating from high school! So for our anniversary I surprised him with this quilt. It was only a little bit painful for him to see his tees disassembled and I think he liked the fact that he can see them all the time. This might not make a pretty quilt, but it allowed me to recycle 24 t-shirts and it’s really warm and soft. I backed it with a sheet and used an old throw blanket for the batting. I did not quilt it because I think I would have made the knit fabric pucker all over the place. I also made a couple of sweater pillows while I was at it.
Ellen – I have one of these and I love it. I think Justin’s t-shirts are cooler than mine, though.