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Oh my! I love this website! Cats Who Quilt which boasts the "World's Biggest Cat Quilt Pattern Database"! There is even a listing of Free Cat Quilt Patterns, Cat Embroidery Patterns, and Sewing Room Safety Tips for Cats - and Dogs.

Free Spirit has lovely fabric and a nice gallery of quilt (free) patterns.

Hmmm, now if I only had a cute t-shirt or two that didn't have Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino or other (mostly food) stains over the design... And, if I can only get over my continuing "fear" of using a sewing machine (one reason I haven't learned to quilt!)! [Really just nervousness about making a mistake...a character flaw for perfectionists, even "recovering" ones.]

I know you've got them, lurking in drawers, the back of the closet, in the "giveaway" pile: those T-shirts that are, for various reasons, both unwearable and indispensable. They are too small, too big, too short, have a stain, a hole, or some other flaw, and yet you cannot bear to part with them.

I took my old t-shirts and gave them new life. They were reincarnated as underwear.

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It's true that, as an undergarment, not many people will ever see this creation. But those that do will appreciate it all the more. I like to make these for friends because they are all unique, and you can't buy them. But good luck getting your friend's hip size without her/him noticing.

Read more and get instructions and templates: T-Shirt Underwear, an article at SuperNaturale.