Enchanted Quilting Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 This is not the prettiest quilt, but it has a cute story. Last winter (while being a snowbird) a gal picked up the completed Lone Star center out of a trash bin at her Florida church. She brought it back to MN to her church and their quilting crew made it into a quilt. It will go to one of their missionary's. Maybe we need to guard our trash Frugality meets creativity by Charlotte Peterson Enchanted Quilting, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Great quilt, Charlotte! The setting fabric the rescuers chose makes this a thing of beauty---besides your quilting, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 That's a really neat story. Nice quilt and what a wonderful way to turn former trash into treasures. Don't you want to know the story behind the beginnings of the quilt that it ended up in the trash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMALKB Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I wonder why someone would toss that out. A lot of work went into that center star ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Wonderful rescue, Charlotte! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Wow. That's awesome- the story and the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I can't imagine someone doing all that work to just pitch it. I'd love a find like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi Girl Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 That's wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luz2Quilt Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Great story and glad that all that work didn't go to waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's very pretty!! Speaking of trashed quilts, last night my neighbor brought over a string quilt she has been working on. It all started when she was cleaning she found strips of fabric in her kids' rooms. Apparently years ago the kids were playing with fabrics and tore them into strips about 1 1/2" wide. She threw them in the trash (you know how we all can get when we're cleaning). The next morning she frantically dug them out of the trash before the trash guy came, put them in the wash (yes, she had a tangled mess) and proceeded to make a beautiful string quilt. Oh, the stories she had of all of the different fabrics from over the years. Some fabrics were very old, some rather new. She was so glad she rescued those strips from the trash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I love the story and the quilt. From trash to a treasure someone will enjoy. Makes me want to look around my studio and see what I have tossed aside. Maybe breathe new life into some old projects. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micajah Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Lovely quilt. The colors remind me of the late 60's to early 70's. I wonder if the quilter just tired of it and put it away only to have found it years later when the colors are not so in fashion . Personally, I LOVE orange.and brown. Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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