Comments on: Are The Amish Extreme Green Quilters? http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/ DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-53940 J Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:34:12 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-53940 "for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt" A) Isn't saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing? B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting? “for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt”

A) Isn’t saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing?
B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting?

]]> By: J http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-106946 J Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:34:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-106946 "for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt" A) Isn't saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing? B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting? “for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt”

A) Isn’t saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing?
B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting?

]]> By: J http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-108533 J Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:34:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-108533 "for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt" A) Isn't saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing? B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting? “for every t-shirt quilt that keeps part of a shirt out of a landfill, we throw part of each shirt away and then use fusible web, batting, and a backing fabric to finish the quilt”

A) Isn’t saving part of a shirt better than wasting the whole thing?
B) Okay, forget the fusible web, use denim or parts of other non-stretch clothing pieced together for backing, but what do you use instead of batting?

]]> By: janet http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-13658 janet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:02:52 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-13658 It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article. It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article.

]]> By: janet http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-106945 janet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:02:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-106945 It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article. It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article.

]]> By: janet http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-108531 janet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:02:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-108531 It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article. It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article.

]]> By: janet http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-108532 janet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:02:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-108532 It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article. It would have been nice if you had given a few more examples. I was ensnared by the thought that I could learn something here but I only got a hint and I guess I am now expected to buy the book to find out. Good thing we have a great library, I will check it out and read what you forgot to put in the article.

]]> By: Fashion Incubator » Blog Archive » News From You: Earth Day 2008 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-10081 Fashion Incubator » Blog Archive » News From You: Earth Day 2008 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:50:08 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-10081 [...] Blanchard. Ibid. ———– Crafting a Green World brings up the point that Amish quilters are extreme-green. ———- Have you heard? It’s everywhere that Wal-Mart is [...] [...] Blanchard. Ibid. ———– Crafting a Green World brings up the point that Amish quilters are extreme-green. ———- Have you heard? It’s everywhere that Wal-Mart is [...]

]]> By: How Safe and Green Are Your Crafting Supplies? (Part 2) : Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 How Safe and Green Are Your Crafting Supplies? (Part 2) : Crafting a Green World Thu, 29 May 2008 19:31:43 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-1506 [...] my post about the Amish and green quilting, I mentioned that quilters often point to the t-shirt quilt as a great example of recycling. [...] [...] my post about the Amish and green quilting, I mentioned that quilters often point to the t-shirt quilt as a great example of recycling. [...]

]]> By: Antoinette http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Antoinette Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:50:02 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/17/are-the-amish-extreme-green-quilters/#comment-1054 In a recession, it's even more important to utilize what is around us. I bought a <a href="http://www.ticcheandbea.com/memory-quilt-custom-DIY-p/023-01.htm" rel="nofollow">memory quilt</a> kit instead of throwing tshirts away. Turned out amazing and I feel good about doing it too! In a recession, it’s even more important to utilize what is around us. I bought a memory quilt kit instead of throwing tshirts away. Turned out amazing and I feel good about doing it too!

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