This is a back of a large men's shirt. Look at all the fabric that is there. I have been cutting men's shirts up a couple each day. I cut the buttons off and the collar and band plus cuffs ans button side of the shirts. 
The color of the picture isn't as bright as the blue n this shirt. Here is the back yoke. Sometimes one of the back yoke has interfacing fuzzed to it like the cuffs. I don't mess with trying to remove the interfacing. 
This was a 3X large shirt. Just think of the fabric in this one. Most large men's shirts require 2.5 yards of fabric to make from scratch. I got all fabric for $1 each. 
The color choices are amazing lately also not just the drab grays, blues and greens. Red, Purple Yellow, Pink, Orange are part of the colors I have looked at or bought. I try to find them at thrift stores or rummage sales. I wash everything as it comes into the house.
I am collecting different plaids and stripes to make a couple masculine quilts for Grandson's. I do use the smaller pieces for scraps and strings to add to the regular scrap quilts I make. Also remember using these shirts from your family members to make memory quilts.
Going to go to store and then start in cutting. Chris
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I just made up a quilt using shirts.... I used a crazy flying geese layout and set the blocks together with a lovely grayish blue denim color. Very masculine. I have half of it quilted... need to get my butt in gear and finish it.
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