Upcycled T-Shirts - My New Quilt Adventure!

When I was in highschool I was always involved in something... I was part of the art shows, I was in the choir and the band, but most of my time was spent rehearsing for about 3 plays a school year. I loved to act, and in commemoration and promotion of the shows we would always get t-shirt made!

Needless to say, I have a LOT of t-shirts from this era of my life, probably around 20. I love them, but they aren't really wearable anymore other than as lazy day shirts or gym shirts, and even then I don't tend to wear them that often.

It's frustrating because they bring back great memories, but I really can't afford to keep them in my drawers any longer... they are taking up valuable drawer and closet space that I could be using for all the clothes that really don't have a home and end up... well... you know... living on the floor...

So, being a Pinterest addict like I am, I decided that I was going to try and find something I could do to upcycle some of my old shirts and still be able to use them. I saw lots of things from grocery bags (which are genius in our world of not wanting to buy plastic bags whenever you go to to the grocery store!) to underwear (which I really don't need!) and I came across my new project.

I don't know if you watch the show Rules of Engagement, but there is an episode a season or two back where Audrey makes Jeff a quilt out of all of his old shirts.

I always thought that it was such a cool idea, and I never really thought about doing it with all of my shirts that I don't wear! So, the other day when I was on pinterest and saw a similar quilt, I realized this is the way I'm going to be able to keep my shirts, but upcycled into something even better - a nice warm quilt!

I have never quilted before, so it's going to be an adventure to say the least. I've made blankets before as I am a crazy crocheter, but this is totally different! I am super excited to get it started though and I'm sure it's going to be a long project, but I can't wait to show you guys what I come up with!! =)

Blog, and be happy!

Kyleigh.

(P.S. Stay tuned for the second post from my blog series... it's only a couple of days away!)