Quilting and Sustainability
 

"Sustainability," has really been the buzz word the last couple of years, so I thought I'd bring up the topic and how it relates to quilting. IMHO, I think that quilters, by the very nature of their craft, practice environmental sustainability everyday. For example, they reuse old clothes and fabrics and turn them into beautiful quilts. They also recycle all kinds of things to turn them into useful tools and storage solutions. We're seeing more and more organic fabrics too. What else?

~ C

I am not a quilter that uses recycle fabric. I do reuse my Thangles more then once but that is all I can think of that I am able to reuse. I do pass my small scraps to be stuffing into pet bedding for animal rescue groups.

While sustainability is there from reusing, refurbishing, use it up, wear it out thingy, and multiple purposes that quilty items serve a true purpose from warmth, comfort, from bed,windows, kitchen,bath, floor items,pets...I think in my heart/mind the true sustainability is the passing down, holding on to art form that is historical, yet sadly, in many ways is being phased out or misunderstood.And Tartan you crack me up. Yet so true.Just my thoughts.

I try to keep other people from throwing their scraps in the garbage, I have even offered to trade them for yardage. Even the batting on outside edge of the quilt that is trimmed off can be used in projects. I inherited the don't throw anything useful away gene from my grandma. (much to my husband's chagrin)

Not fabric, but I often get packages with cumpled up paper used as packing.
I actually iron it, no steam of course, because I use it for paper peicing nad just yesterday I used it to enlarge my sewing (apparel) pattern
Of course I got laughed at but the weight of it was just perfect.

Fabric? I throw away anything smaller than a crumb if it's quilting quality fabric

absolutely!!!

ROFL!!!! Absolutely!!! And me too..... :p

What she said...

When I order on line I don't have automobile emissions... the parcel delivery is delivering other packages so more fuel-efficient. Shopping saves the world, again!