What is your best quilt project made by repurposing or recycling item
07-17-2016, 06:43 AM
#31
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My daughter was throwing away a huge pile of scrubs. She works at a vet clinic so they were mostly animal prints...dogs, cats, etc. I made a quilt with log cabin design on the front and then strips of all materials on the back. She loves it and so do all her coworkers.
07-17-2016, 08:22 AM
#32
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Those are all very nice quilts & it looks like they took awhile to make......the quilts i make are very scrappy crumb that i don't have to cut or measure......most of the quilts anyway......i have tons of scrap pieces......people also donate fabric to me that i use for borders or backing.......
07-18-2016, 02:13 AM
#34
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Good ideas being shared and the "show" by justfyingin is spectacular. I'm one of those "nothing should go to waste" kinda girls, too - thread, scraps, etc. The one thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is to cut up a "ruined" large cutting mat into smaller ones and bottoms for inserting in bags.
07-18-2016, 04:06 AM
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I save the little scraps for the dog bed project even though I'm not directly involved. I save scraps for a quilt that is in the making but going very slow. I saved my double wedding ring quilt by donating it to a salvation army homeless project. Again I'm not making the quilt but i know it will make a nice batting for the new quilt. I'm saving ties to make something although I don't know what yet.
07-18-2016, 04:33 AM
#38
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beautiful quilts!!! i do enjoy taking my stash and using it up.
Justflyinin.....your one quilt,(can't remember the name) - i'm also making, and it is always a reminder how different the same pattern will look when using different fabrics. This was made from fabric i had in my stash that I bought for one quilt and it didn't make it into the quilt.
There will still be some left over, and i will be using it as some trim on some curtains for my sewing room that i just finished repainting.
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Justflyinin.....your one quilt,(can't remember the name) - i'm also making, and it is always a reminder how different the same pattern will look when using different fabrics. This was made from fabric i had in my stash that I bought for one quilt and it didn't make it into the quilt.
There will still be some left over, and i will be using it as some trim on some curtains for my sewing room that i just finished repainting.
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