Top 10 Ways To Create A Greener Art Quilt

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gailkonradysews — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:14:30 GMT

I believe you can create a quilt from any thing and you don't need an expensive fancy sewing machine to do it with. I have collected wool (100%) garments and washed, dryed, cut up and made beautiful quilts, velvet is very nice for quilts, as well as batik, my next project is going to be a silk quilt. Happy sewing to all.

Gail K from AZ

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Pakki Brubaker — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:05:11 GMT

Pokey,

Where diid the interview with Kaffe Fassett go?

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roycecreative — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:16:51 GMT

I loved your fabric swap idea. I've written my quilting buddies and we will do this soon. Your "likes" change and if you have been collecting fabrics for years you tend to end up stuff your just not that crazy about any more. Great idea.

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BungalowGirl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:43:34 GMT

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DonnaF@35 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:22:56 GMT

Last year, Pokey, as program coordinator, for my Guild I planned and executed a Go Green Challenge. We exchanged bags of stuff to recycle, reuse, repurpose from our studios to make something for the following spring. The grand revealing was last June and we had about 20 projects presented to the guild. I was so proud of the 26 women who undertook this challenge and were able to make a quilt or wall hanging or mixed media project to share.

My bag of stuff was the biggest challenge! It contained 2 covers of old leather purses, lace, netting, beads cut off dresses, leather samples, yarn, ribbon ...but very little fabric! What a mess of musty stuff! I threw it under a chair for all of winter not to be seem until April!

Using my best resource, Beryl Taylor's Mixed Media Explorations, I used everything in my green bag. I created a fabric paper background and embedded the lace and netting from old hats in it. The leather became a small tree applique with a bird in it. I created tags, embellished and crotched the yarn, made prairie points with the little bits of fabric, added the beads, and created a crown out of the old black fabric with sequins on it. I machine quilted and hand embroidered parts on black felt. Voila! a masterpiece! That's my Earth Day story. There a pictures on my blog posted last year.

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Donna Funnell Ontario Canada

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woolbrain — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:34:31 GMT

I have been saving t-shirts and jeans for many years now and have quite a stash. I have recently used many of the t-shirts to make quilt blocks and I am in the process of making appliqué and reverse appliqué designs for some of the blocks using fabric paint and stencilling. This is my way of keeping clothes from the landfill and having a fun and creative project.

woolbrain

If you would like to see the progress please pop on over to my blog.

Thank You.

www.woolbrain.wordpress.com

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johnniemeans — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:36:43 GMT

I kind of afraid to give out my idea because people may deplete my source, hahaha. I am going to Salvation Army and store of that kind and buying old wool skirts and jackets (not many people wear them anymore)... I felt then then use them in quilts and other projects of wool and save a lot of money, and it gets them off the street.

Johnnie from , Wyoming

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vigent — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:26 GMT

Most of the suggestions regarding recycling takes me back to the days of "Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without." Having lived through the depression it was a common thing for my family to recycle everything, especially clothing and fabics of any kind. What goes around, comes around, again.

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vigent — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:13 GMT

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gursel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:38:37 GMT

Last year I went to a tailor who makes wedding and evening dresses in September which means the end of high season of weddings in Turkey. They gave me all the leftovers of fancy fabrics with no charge as they were throwing them after every season I was happy and they were happy too.I visit tailors time to time in order to save the leftovers.I give most of them to friends who are attending some sewing or quilting courses.

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jackie hill — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:37:28 GMT

My sis and I are the recipients of MANY upholstery samples and are looking for new ways to use them. They are too beautiful to toss. So far we have made tote bags, purses, cell phone 'bags' to hang from neck when walking (ipod, etc), working on 'tied' quilt to carry in auto for picnics, etc. If any new ways, please let us know! Thx!!/j

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maniaxon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:19:06 GMT

I hand quilt during the daylight hours so do not use electricity, not only saving on energy but my bank balance as well, our electricity charges have gone up higher than the recent volcano in Iceland!

Val from Down Under