Mini Design Walls repurposing convention signage
I was the Signage Lead Volunteer at Quilt Canada last week. As we were pulling down the show Saturday afternoon, I had a number of signs either on foam core or corrugated plastic that were destined for recycling or the garbage.
I gathered up 3-4 at a time and approached groups of lingering quilters asking if they needed a mini design board. You can pin directly into either, or wrap with flannel or batting. I found homes for all but 4 of them. I gave three of the remaining to my young nieces and nephew for art projects and brought one home for me.
The event co-ordinator was amazed to watch me 'sell' the concept of using the left over signs as a quilting tool. (She is not a quilter, yet)
I was happy that none of the 20+ signs went into recycling or the garbage. The foam core ones are nor recyclable here.
I also 'rescued' the thermal batting used for the ironing stations. I have enough for a couple sets of placemats.
The sample quilts from the long arm classes were taken by another volunteer to be made into pet quilts for the SPCA.
What have your rescued or repurposed for quilting from a convention or trade show?