Share your Eco Friendly Quilting Tips
#1
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 364
Happy Earth Day Everyone!
To celebrate lets share our Eco friendly tips. Mine is an oldie, I saw online somewhere.
Roll premade bindings on a paper towel tube. This prevents the tangle mess when applying to the quilt. Great for storage til later also.
What is yours?
To celebrate lets share our Eco friendly tips. Mine is an oldie, I saw online somewhere.
Roll premade bindings on a paper towel tube. This prevents the tangle mess when applying to the quilt. Great for storage til later also.
What is yours?
#6
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 20,306
I don't know how eco friendly it is .. but I throw all my threads and small scraps into the yard for the birds and small animals :lol:
Also I try to cut/sew out on my front porch as often as possible, use the natural sunlight instead of extra inside lights !
Also I try to cut/sew out on my front porch as often as possible, use the natural sunlight instead of extra inside lights !
#7
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 121
I save everything -- cut off threads, small/tiny scraps, batting fluff. I have a special 'garbage can' (lined with a grocery bag) for these bits I don't want. When the bag gets full I donate it to a local group that makes pet beds for an animal shelter -- they use it for stuffing! It feels great having absolutely no quilting waste :)
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: colorado
Posts: 231
I also save everything and when my little trash can gets full, I empty it into an old pillowcase that I tie shut with an elastic hair tie. This is my dog's favorite bed.
I don't put strings outside because I have chickens and they eat everything along with getting strings wrapped around their feet and toes.
I don't put strings outside because I have chickens and they eat everything along with getting strings wrapped around their feet and toes.
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