As I mentioned, I'm in de-clutter mode! And that means yet another green project is getting done. The ideas are always flowing, but the energy to accomplish things isn't always equal to the brain activity that comes up with things...
So back in June, I made a gorgeous (imho) quilt for my god-daughter, which was quite green (I'll explain in a minute). There were a bunch of leftover squares from that project, so I decided to get one more green project out of the material, and make a second quilt for a new 2nd cousin. Fast forward...I finally took the time to lay out the pieces to see if I had enough, and lo and behold there are enough pieces so I can just get started sewing!
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| Enough pieces left from prior project to make green project deux |
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| The front of the quilt is completed |
Why do I consider these quilts green? All of the material (except the batting), is recycled from previous projects. 11 years ago my talented mother made a reversible bed spread, curtains, and dust ruffle for Tiger Lily when she shared a room with Rhody (we are talking baby Rhody). At the time we bought enough material for the someday possibility of needed 2 matching reversible bedspreads (when Rhody was out of the crib). As it turns out, we were lucky enough to be able to do an addition on the house, and thankfully Tiger Lily moved out into her own room a LONG time ago. So my Mom returned the unused material, I've been storing it all this time, and have finally put it to good use in the two quilt projects. The coordinating fabric, is also "green" because I got it from Recycling for Rhode Island Education (RRIE)
http://www.rrie.org/ (see also
http://alacartegreen.blogspot.com/2010/02/recycled-centerpieces-trash-to-treasure.html )
Now if only recycled thread were readily available...
