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A friend of mine is a great quilter and she was making teddy bears from old quilts, etc. I had her make 2 bears for me--one out of my grandfather's favorite old sweater--it was mainly blue, but had a little red in it and white deer. I found the sweater in a suitcase in my basement over 25 years after he died. Now I have a memento I can see and love every day! I also had her make one a little smaller out of some of my grandmother's old hankies--it is lovely, feminine and sits right next to my grandfather's bear! I have collected clothing from my FIL who just passed away last year, but my friend is not making bears any more, so I either have to do it or find another friend!
I have also been collecting all our old jeans and a lot of our kids old tshirts for years to make pillows and quilts. Just need to get with it!