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Green Quilting
Green Quilting: Improving the Earth One Fiber at a Time
This is an article about the Green Quilt movement, started by Susan Shie in 1989.
Green quilting doesn’t just mean making a quilt with fabric in shades of green, it can also mean using organic fabrics or recycling fabrics. This article goes into the history of this practice and also talks about recycling clothing in general. I love the little cupcakes (pincushions) made from recycled sweaters...not exactly a quilt, but a great example of recycling clothing!
In order to use organic fabrics and supplies, there are specialty companies that cater to your needs. EcoCraft is an example of an entire line of items that are made from organic materials. And, this past spring there was a competition sponsored by the company that offers the EcoCraft line, Mountain Mist, and the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska. It was called Crafting a Better Planet Quilt Competition. Any quilt submitted was to have environmental and ecological themes and use green products and techniques. The deadline was March of this year, so the winners must be out there somewhere, but I couldn’t find a listing or photos. They say that winning quilts will be part of the Quilt Study Center’s traveling exhibit after the contest.
Other links –
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/118/fa
The Green Guide – from the National Geographic Society
http://www.forevergreenquilts.com/organ
Forever Green Quilts
http://quilting.suite101.com/article.cf
Are you ready for organic quilting?
cheerfulThis is an article about the Green Quilt movement, started by Susan Shie in 1989.
Green quilting doesn’t just mean making a quilt with fabric in shades of green, it can also mean using organic fabrics or recycling fabrics. This article goes into the history of this practice and also talks about recycling clothing in general. I love the little cupcakes (pincushions) made from recycled sweaters...not exactly a quilt, but a great example of recycling clothing!
In order to use organic fabrics and supplies, there are specialty companies that cater to your needs. EcoCraft is an example of an entire line of items that are made from organic materials. And, this past spring there was a competition sponsored by the company that offers the EcoCraft line, Mountain Mist, and the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska. It was called Crafting a Better Planet Quilt Competition. Any quilt submitted was to have environmental and ecological themes and use green products and techniques. The deadline was March of this year, so the winners must be out there somewhere, but I couldn’t find a listing or photos. They say that winning quilts will be part of the Quilt Study Center’s traveling exhibit after the contest.
Other links –
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/118/fa
The Green Guide – from the National Geographic Society
http://www.forevergreenquilts.com/organ
Forever Green Quilts
http://quilting.suite101.com/article.cf
Are you ready for organic quilting?