repurposing fabrics, do you do it?
10-08-2011, 10:31 AM
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Good Luck on the Job!! About repurposing, I used two dresses that I received that belonged to my GMother (died in 1956). I cut the fabric into squares to make 4Ps and alternated them with white squares printed with old family pictures. I am planning to do another with clothes belonging to my parents and our family pictures. And, I am planning to use flannel shirts to make a throw for covering up when I watch TV. I already have several, but plan to go the the local Goodwill for a few more. With the flannel scraps, I will make a pillow for the cat. She's old and needs something warm to curl up on. BUT, first I have to finish the Christmas gifts in process.
10-08-2011, 11:22 AM
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This thread has been inspirational for me. I have a lot of OLD tables linens that are embroidered that have been in my family for years. Never wanted to get rid of them, but they do just take up room, which I don't have a lot of! Now I'm thinking of cutting them up and saving the embroidered parts to use in a "family memory quilt." Any ideas or suggestions?
10-08-2011, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhaorth
Originally Posted by Carole Angel
omigod. yuck
Back a while ago when I was working, somebody who worked in the store threw their jacket over a couple of wild birds in order to catch and remove them, that inadvertently made their way into the unloading dock. The birds had chiggers and the contaminated coat spread chiggers throughout much of the department store! What a nightmare! People carried them to their homes! Shortly thereafter I started hearing about the motel rooms contaminated with bedbugs.
10-08-2011, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
Here's a post about using decorator fabric sample books: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-158818-1.htm
10-08-2011, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by auniqueview
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
Here's a post about using decorator fabric sample books: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-158818-1.htm
10-08-2011, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JabezRose
Bed skirts are nice too, DO NOT get the gauzy ones, make sure you are getting cotton or cotton blend. Miles of material there and it has been, as a rule, not washed very much. Plus I use the part that goes between mattresses to make Angel Pillows for our Toy Store up here where we give away toys at christmas. Then can use up a lot of material scraps to make pillow cases for them.
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