Patches

So it's been getting cooler in the house at night, and I love the feeling of sleeping under a comfy blanket. I have this trusty old down filled comforter:
from Woolrich,

but it's seen better days. This is just one of the holes it wears:

But I also have this pile of old shirts, well worn and well loved with frayed collars and cuffs:

My plan is too cut the shirts into squares, then sew them to the old down blanket, hence creating a sort of crazy quilt built of men's shirt-cloth. Cool, right? It's a project I've been thinking about for a while now, but was too scared to try. I think I'm finally ready.

Any advice from you crafty types out there? (Jean Martha, Lisagh, I'm looking at you...)