Rescued Fabric!
No one knows for sure, but it is estimated that 20 million tons a year of textiles end up in landfills. It makes up 4% of the solid waste volume in US sites. Much of the fabric has never been actually used: constriction scraps, sample books, projects that grandma never got to before she passed. Fabric that never had the chance to live up to its potential.

BUT IT NEED NOT SUFFER THIS FATE!

A hearty few of us who obviously were pioneers in the American Old West (in some past life) can not help but rescue as much as we can and keep alive a frugal tradition of using every scrap. It once was a matter of economic necessity, but now an environmental one. Every bit of fabric rescued is less cotton that needs to be irrigated, less silk worms that need to be boiled alive, less sheep taking up graze land, and less volume in the land fill. Even thread, backings and buttons are second hand, either used before, or rejected new. While occasion will force me to purchase some bit new, it is less then 1% of materials. Often it is zero.

But that's not all! All of the work is done an my White Family Rotary, pictured above. It was built in 1900 and was a gift to me when I was 12 years old. (Please excuse me for not telling you how long ago that was.) Treadle (foot) powered, the old girl has been going for 110 years, has run miles of thread and I expect she'll still be running long after I have stopped.

I'm sorry, I don't have any "BUY IT NOW" buttons on my site. Each item is unique and usually custom made. But if you are not in the area and want to buy something, write me. Pay Pal and UPS will conspire with me to make it happen.

Genuine scrap-work quilts. Constriction scraps, upholstery samples, old clothes, table linens, bed linens and even the occasional hand towel, cloth hat and little girl's old Mini mouse blanket. NO NEW FABRIC IS USED. Batted with re-claimed comforters, blankets and batting, and backed with old sheets. (1200 thread count Ralph Lauren. Someone threw that away?)

Want to make an unusual memory? Get the baby clothes out of the closet but keep the memories, reduce the space the wedding clothes take. A 50th Anniversary gift? Have YOUR OWN scraps made into a quilt.

The cost of a quilt can have considerable range depending on complexity and size. Click here for some past quilts and their prices.

LOOK AT THE QUILTS

Pillow Shams

If a scrap-work quilt is a bit too much color for you, try some pillow shams. Singles are 50$, pairs 90$. They are usually made to fit queen sized pillows but can be made to any dimensions and in most color groups.

One of a kind, reversible winter coats. Made entirely of construction scraps and project rejects. The dark side and the light side, the wild side and the mild side, each coat is two coats.

I can custom make a coat to your size specifications. I can not make one "just like this coat". I really do use only reclaimed fabrics and once the chunk I have is gone, its gone. But if you are near my shop I can let you choose from what ever I have in inventory at the time.

LOOK AT COATS

Dress Bolero Jackets

These are mostly custom done. Complex piece work, usually on short, long sleeved, unfastened, dress jackets.

The price for the one pictured would be 250$ They range from 200$ to 400$.

Piecework pillow covers

These pictured are made from fabric sample books for Decorators. They are 17", are 50 - 60 pieces and have ties to secure pillow forms. They are 45$

If you would like custom work done for your new decorating project, write me and we can discuss what I have and what I can do.

Mosaic Tapestry

A wall hanging made from Upholstery Sample books. 91" x 70"

Click here for detail.

 

$ 2,500

Digital Artwork

 

For those of you looking for my digital artwork, it isn't gone. Just go here.