Quilting using old clothes
#73
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I have used bed skirts as well. Needed a teal color and found bedskirt at goodwill for $3.99. Worked great. A plus was I could use the part that goes between the mattress and boxsprings for embroidery squares, so no waste. I use what is available I can afford.
#75
My daughter's favorite quilt is one I made from corduroy from pants of mine when I was a kid. It is heavy and warm and backed with flannel. I'm currently working on a quilt made from my dad's old pendleton wool shirts. Well, then there are the T-shirt quilts, blue jean quilts. My grandmother used to make quilt from wool scraps and old wool suits.[ATTACH=CONFIG]354023[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]354024[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]354025[/ATTACH]My cousin's neice made a quilt from squares cut from her grandfather's shirts to give to her grandmother. She was 10 at the time. It was very sweet and comforting for her grandmother in the nursing home to have something to remember her husband after he'd passed away. Sunbonnet Sue and Sam were made from old blue jeans and scraps from my stash.
#76
If you go far back you will find that original quilt were all made from clothing that cannot be used any more. The beauty of those quilts is stunning. For batting you can use old thin blanket or if you are like me you will wait for that 50% cupon at AC Moore and buy it then. I keep all my batting leftovers and put them together for smaller projects. Also, Walmart clearance bin has $2 fabric which is cheaper than buying a second hand shirt. Browse craiglist, sometimes people give fabric away for free. Good luck! I went through 4 years of civil war and we had to make due. We made coats out of blankets and clothes from drapes.
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