3rd Quarter Challenge - Upcycle
For our 3rd quarter challenge we threw around several ideas. We actually had something entirely different chosen but we saw the Etoile Quilt Eliane of Patchwork and Poodles made where she used only upcycled materials!
From Eliane - "…… People donate to thrift stores more than they purchase from them. ,,,if an item doesn’t sell in 4 weeks, it moves to the Goodwill Outlet…there are alot of materials to use with a fast turnaround…Good quality materials…With cost rising recently I challenge you to try making a quilt from upcycled materials and see what you think."
In alignment with Eliane - we’d like you to do the same. Please take a few moments to read through her post for her ideas and guidelines in using upcycled materials.
For her quilt she decided to challenge herself to finding everything she'd need for her quilt in one trip to the thrift store. We have so many great thrift stores including the Goodwill Outlet which is located just south of I-80 on 72nd street. You do not have to buy anything though. Have an old sheet at home, cut it up! Great chance to make a tshirt quilt from all those shirts you have saved in the closet. Family member's old ties? Make a fun table runner! The sky is the limit with this project. There are no requirements outside of the fabric must be upcycled and the item you make needs to be quilted but does not need to be an actual quilt. Bags, hats, table runners, pillow, whatever you can dream up!
Challenge is due at our September meeting on 9/6/22.
Here are a couple other links to popular quilters who have made posts on upcycling.
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