Tips For Quilting With Recycled and Old Clothing 

Thank you SO much for this video! I started quilting not quite three years ago specifically so I could make a quilt using my grandmother's and mother's unused vintage fabric and I've been so disappointed in the lack of videos, books, and general resouces about using reclaimed material in quilting. The focus seems almost entirely on brand new cotton fabrics from commercial fabric designers. I love your approach! This is what quilting was from the beginning and I feel deeply we need to get back to it.

This is exactly what I have been looking for, I don’t know why there aren’t more people quilting with recycled materials. Thanks for sharing, your tips have given me more confidence moving forward with my own plans!

Ohh, finally a frugal quilter. I Love your style!

Thank you so much! I decided to get into quilting with the express purpose of reusing old clothing to minimize waste. However, almost all quilting tutorials are for new fabrics. This is very helpful.

Being frugal is the original idea in quilting. But still I would use same material, cotton with cotton, wool with wool etc in the same quilt. And nearly the same material weight and matching colors of course as you do. And I would not go through the trouble of sewing an curved seam. I would do the circles as applique.

You've inspired me to begin collecting thrift-bound or purged clothing pieces from my family to do a quilt like this. Thank you for the various tips! I'm excited to finally find another project after finishing my daughter's quilt a few weeks ago. I always struggle to move my focus and be inspired for the next piece to spend a couple of months creating after finishing the previous one. Happy quilting y'all and stay creatively-fearless!! 😁👍

This video is great! I made two handcut jelly roll quilts using any kind of fabric I could find (cotton, wool, knits, polyesters, silks). I went at it with adbandon and didn't have most of these tips. The quilts were very interesting but more importantly I learned a lot. This video is so great because it encourages reusing waste. Most of the quilting tutorials have hardfast rules. Be brave!

What a beautiful quilt! I love your repurposed fabrics! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you very much for your video. Your work is gorgeous!. I've bought many cotton fabrics and was scared of making mistakes. How imperfection adds beauty! "Perfection is not my goal" you said. So good to hear that.

This is such a great video! I have been combing the internet for a few days on this very subject and yours is the best of the few I've found. So, thank you!

Love this video and all the helpful tips and detailed explanations given.

I am making memorial quilts from my dad's shirts. Unfortunately most are 60% cotton/40% poly. But you gave me confidence to proceed because they are same weight as cotton. And one thing, they have washed a million times. I prefer natural fibers as well. But thank you for sharing & helping me move forward!

i thought this was something odd i do, happy to find this. love using clothes fabrics. i've been collecting sweaters to make a quilt, and then i've seen pilliws out of sweater fabric, which made me think yes, sweaters.

Thank You! Your quilt is lovely and your tips a truly helpful!

Really lovely thanks!!

Thank you for inspiration, lovely work.

I love ur quilt pattern. I too, only use clothing for all I sew. I upcycle clothes, & crumb “quilt”(I call them blankets, I don’t think my sewing& material are up to quilt status) & make patterned blankets. I use all materials, fluffy with T-shirt , u just hv to take it slow. Again, love ur pattern, thx for ur video. Chris

Love this video❤️ Great tips! Thank you so much for sharing it!

Thank for giving me the inspiration to try this!

Just discovered your channel and am devouring your videos. I'm also dedicated to upcycled natural fibers and made a small quilt from thrifted men's suiting a few years back. It is everyone's favorite! QUESTION: I am curious where you get silk to upcycle, other than from men's ties. I've rarely found any on the racks of thrift stores. Thanks for sharing your knowhow!

Good tips!!!!!!!

Very nice tips. tfs

What kind of batting do you use? Should you use fraycheck?

Do you have to dry clean these quilts?

I do what you do but l use it all in fabric not limit .l fine lots stuffed Dolls Animals . Yes thankyou for the tips some new to me l be back to learn to unlearn ti relearn & be entertained. Rock On👍press on sew it done. Perfection in 👀of each individual. Imperfection is for long while the new perfection folk artist connect my style for other God not bless me with so l leave for those master the perfection standard. I just do a bit if what you do & my own style& Rock On in MUM'S memory of my 2st sew machine new not use as l though untill few years her painful kidney cancer took her out even with pace maker hip replacement surgery gone in 2018 old Scottish proverbmake dodo over or do without l 💰poor .l started to reuse what others not want if $right .l like to have$$ to purchase the backing batting thread all stuff need to make this heirloom find a forever🏠to be snuggleweather time💚 I just see the garment if not wearable worthy to take buttons trims hooks fabric yes . How you over come cutting into a piece o fabricf like it yet piece has life as article of clothing still yet unloved & create a new chapter New chapter of life with the new old article of unloved clothing ,curtains list goes on but l stop here.Tios ongetting over using article of clothing? Unless it has mini damage l can't do it Ouch! That is what l do with disgaured faberic fabric from quiltshop classes teach quit cutting customer purchases so l $$ so not make swiss cheese in my whole bigger for fabrice for back king if not good size lelf fabric to use for back if quit. 🤓🌷