Her interesting cushion covers.
By DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6738)
United Kingdom
January 31, 2024 5:01am CST
I went to visit my friend the other day and I saw she had some different cushion covers. I told her they looked nice but the fabric looked sort of familiar. She told me that she had sorted out some old shirts and blouses that she and her husband no longer wore . She had made these shirts and blouses into some interesting looking cushion covers.
I thought this was a good way to recycle old clothes.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan
It also saved her money because she did not have to buy any new cushion covers.
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@LadyDuck (459805)
• Switzerland
31 Jan
@lazydaizee I often recycle old sheets and blankets.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
@LadyDuck We use our old sheets as dust covers when we decorate.
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@sharonelton (25306)
• Lichfield, England
31 Jan
Yes, that is a good way of recycling old clothes. I never thought of that before.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan
It was a good idea. I have some old blouses that I do not want to throw away or give away, but they are fraying in places so I cannot wear them anymore. Maybe I will copy her idea.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan
@sharonelton Sewing is not everybody`s cup of tea. I suppose I am lucky because I learned needlework from and early age. We learned it in school but I don`t think they teach it any more. At least somebody else gets to use your clothes when you no longer need them.
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@sharonelton (25306)
• Lichfield, England
31 Jan
@lazydaizee That's a good idea. Maybe you should. I can't sow. When my clothes wear out I pur them in the fabric recycle in the big Tesco! 
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@LindaOHio (157813)
• United States
31 Jan
It's always good to recycle or donate. Have a good day.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
Yes, it is good to use things for another purpose.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan
I use old shirts for patchwork, there's quite a lot of fabric in a man's shirt!
It's what everyone used to do before fabric and clothing became so cheap. It's also something we should consider taking up again. It can save us money and recycling saves resources.
@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
@lazydaizee always best to start with a small thing for your first patchwork. A quilt is a lot of sewing! Bags, cushion covers, lap quilts are quicker to make so you don't get fed up before you finish.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
4 Feb
@KarenAnne Thanks for your advice. I did get fed up with the quilt because it was taking too long, but with a smaller item, I can see the end result quicker.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
What sort of things do you make from your patchwork? I can remember starting to make a patchwork quilt, but I did not finish it. Somebody had given me some scraps of velvet curtain fabric to make it with. I now realise that heavy velvet is not a good choice of fabric to use for patchwork.
