048 ~ Recycled Shirts

DH has a serious collection of cotton shirts.

He buys, he wears, he sells, he buys more....you get the idea. 

It started as a joke, when I saw several shirts hanging on hangers, 

but not in the closet. Turns out they were going to get sold. 

Hm....how much? He laughed. I'm serious, how much? 

Well, ok, I chose 10 shirts from the pile for $20. 

Not bad, for a good amount of nice (hardly been worn) looking cotton. 

I "deboned" the shirts, and stored them until I found the perfect place for them. 

How about a quilt for his brother in Europe? Voila!!

This is what lovely shirts can look like:

My brother in law has always liked sailing ships (tall ships), 

so when I found these panels, I knew they too had a purpose.