I'm a self-taught quilter. Recycling is my passion. When I saw my BIL throw his 50 year old Air Force uniforms in the trash, I had to retrieve them. Along with my husband's old Navy uniforms, I washed them in HOT water, dried in HOT dryer, and proceded to cut. This is the heaviest quilt I have ever made.

Looks like it turned out great.

Waste not, want not! That will keep someone very warm. I like to use it up and re-use things. I made a quilt from my sons beer company uniform shirts that he just loves!!!
Way to go girl.

I bet that is heavy. But it sure is pretty. Great job.

That is so cool! Great way to recycle! I really love everything!

Nice job!

Wow, you did a great job on them. How many needles did you break working on that heavy fabric?

Breaking needles was not a problem. Breaking thread and the workout on my muscles was major. It keeps us warm in the winter with the thermostat turned down.

Those are awesome! Great recycling job Newby. Welcome, from Oregon. :D :D :D

You are so inventive. They look nice.

Way COOL! Glad you were there to save the unifroms. I bet that will be one VERY warm quilt. :D

The quilt is beautiful! I think using recycled materials makes it extra special. I bet it is really warm too.

way cool :D

Absolutely LOVE the quilt. Did the wool felt up nicely after only one washing and drying? I have "re-used" some old wool uniforms for vests, and other garments, but have had to go thru several cycles in the washer and dryer before the wool was really felted nicely.

I love the creativity of this one.........fabric placement.....even the thread used to tie the quilt...........

Will you post a pic of the back of the quilt too? Would love to see it.

I love using felted wool. I buy wool clothes at the thrift stores, cut it apart and wash it in hot water. I make a wool quilt a few year ago, I call it the ugly quilt, because I don't like the colors. It sure keeps us warm. I did not use batting, just backed it with flannel. One mistake I did make was to bind it in a light weight wool. It's a little scratchy. I plan to rebind it this year with flannel. Need to get on the that job right away.

Newby0709 I love your quilt. For being self taught you did a great job. I like to recyle too. I use old blue jeans to make a lot of things.

Newby, that's a great quilt. It will be around for a long, long time. Did you make a label explaining the history of the uniforms? Hope your family will take care of it. Thanks for posting pics.

Way to go girl! It's really quite a quilt!!!!!!!!
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What a very clever idea!!! I love it!!! Good Job :D :D :D