Quilting » Quilting – Eco-friendly

Just buy selvages

scarlettburroughs — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:47:14 +0000

If you want to add selvages to your stash you can buy them at the Fabric Square Too Hip to be Square! online shop.

[tags]selvages, fabric, quilts, recycled[/tags]

Ta Dah!: Moddy’s selvage postcard

scarlettburroughs — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:50:02 +0000

Anya from Hills Creek Quilter blog made this postcard from fabric selvages. It’s a birthday gift for Moddy. Read more here.

[tags]selvage, thrift, eco-friendly, postcard, fabric[/tags]

Pieced mat: Add selvages and some ugly

scarlettburroughs — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:46:30 +0000

Check out this pieced jean floor mat I found at Pat Sloan’s Corner; the how-to is at Instructables. She thinks it would be great to make one with selvages. I agree, and why not throw in some stash fabric you’ve come to dislike; the kind you would enjoy walking on!

{image: Instructables}

[tags]pieced denim, jeans mat, throw, door mat, ugly stash[/tags]

All American Quilt Wash

scarlettburroughs — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:40:53 +0000

Image from G. R. SCRUB

Denyse Schmidt Quilts online store has a section called Quilt Care where she explains the best way to care for the quilts she sales. To clean them, she said,

We recommend Engleside’s All American Quilt Wash, available through our friends at GR Scrub in Portland, Oregon. www.grscrub.com, 503-236-8986.

If you feel strongly about the product you use to clean your quilts, do share it with us by leaving a comment.

[tags]quilting, quilt care, quilt wash, cleaning quilts, Denyse Schmidt, green cleaners[/tags]

Inspiration: More thrift store quilts

scarlettburroughs — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:18:34 +0000

: Image from Material Culture

I found this stunning quilt top at Material Culture blog. Sujata Shah made it from recycled shirts. She plans to hand quilt it with pearl cotton. Go here to see Foggy Day Quilt by Dorothy LeBoeuf and Scrap Challenge by Dorothy LeBoeuf.

[tags]quilting, quilt tops, thrift store fabric, patchwork, recycled shirts[/tags]

Tutorial: Recycled wool quilt

scarlettburroughs — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:21:43 +0000

Via Just Tutorials

Blanche of Just Tutorials shows how to make this eco-friendly quilt using wool sweaters. Get the tutorial.

[tags]quilting, sewing, upcycle, recycle, wool, sweaters[/tags]

Inspiration: Thrift shop quilts

scarlettburroughs — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:30:49 +0000

Image from Material Culture

Look what I found at Material Culture blog. LeeAnn Decker made this Spool quilt (small part shown here) from 100 % thrift store fabric. Go here to see more.

[tags]quilting, spools, batiks, patchwork, thrift store fabric, Hawaiian shirts, silks, recycled shirts[/tags]

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Batting from plastic bottles

scarlettburroughs — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:37:29 +0000

Image from Shiisa Quilts

Earth-friendly Quilters Dream Green batting available at Shiisa Quilts.

Product description:

Dream Green is a soft, cozy batting made 100% from recycled plastic bottles! Dream Green meets our highest standards of quality, function and performance. Your needles will glide through this unique eco-friendly batting. Finished quilt may be machine-washed and dried with little to no shrinkage.

[tags]quilting, batting, earth-friendly, eco-friendly, recycled plastic bottles[/tags]

Cotton/Bamboo blend on sale

scarlettburroughs — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:22:46 +0000

Panda Prints 60cotton/40bamboo fabric, on sale at Shiisa Quilts.

[tags]quilting, fabric, eco-friendly, bamboo, cotton[/tags]

Pet beds from upcycled blocks

scarlettburroughs — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:14:17 +0000

Image via Quilt Design Shop

Look what I found at Butterick and McCall’s new online Quilt Design Shop. Our pets end up on our quilts anyway so why not make a quilted bed just for them. Upcycle your orphan blocks to get a head start on this cute quilting project. Click for pattern details.

[tags]quilting, patterns, Butterick, McCall, upcycle, dogs, cats, pets, bedding[/tags]

Tin Roses Quilt

scarlettburroughs — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:57:42 +0000

Image from Kathleen O'Neill

Check out Kathleen O”Neill’s quilt made of recycled materials.

Description of work:

One of a series of tin quilts has 3D tin roses on a patchwork of hundreds of individually nailed tin scraps. Edged with tin piping and lace. The wood substrate is carved to represent the undulations of a cloth quilt’s surface.

See more of her work here.

Via art for housewives
[tags]quilting, recycled metal art, tin, Santa Fe[/tags]

Eco-Silk Quilts

scarlettburroughs — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:49:16 +0000

Image from Rajboori

Rajboori has developed a contemporary line of quilts using Peace Silk.

Their definition of Peace Silk:

Peace Silk is the only silk in which the silkworm is allowed to live a full life after emerging from the cocoon that is used to extract the silk. Our silk has the appearance of wool mixed with cotton but is soft and exquisite, along with the desired thermal property, making it perfect for duvet covers and quilts.

Via Fibercopia

[tags]quilting, eco-friendly, silk[/tags]

Sew Nancy picnic quilt top

scarlettburroughs — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:05 +0000

Image from Sew Nancy

Check out Nancy’s picnic quilt top made from vintage sheets. Hey, I grew up with some of those. Love it! Go here for dimensions.

Via Wise Craft.

Pattern: Flower Petal pillows

scarlettburroughs — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:06:25 +0000

Image from mysweetiepiepie

Check out these wonderful pillows from My Sweetie Pie Pie.

Description:

Uncut Vintage 1960’s Sewing Pattern, 4 Flower Petal Pillows for Applique or Trapunto Quilting, Round Square Triangle Cushions…McCall’s 6305

Go here for more info.

Vintage 60s Children’s Applique

scarlettburroughs — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:28:32 +0000

Image from Pattern Stash

Check out these adorable applique transfers from Pattern Stash.

Simplicity pattern 6259, dated 1965.

My two favorites are the cat and dog. So cute!