Recycled blankets

Reusing an old blanket for your quilt certainly embraces the “reduce, reuse, recycle” concept and hails back to the early days of quilting, too. Some of the most beloved surviving historic quilts feature pieces snipped from other fabric items like clothing, feed sacks, and home textiles. Reusing an old blanket by using it as the batting for a new quilt was another popular way to really make the most of available materials.

What to do with old crochet blankets - creative re-vamp ideas

This winter, you can look forward to snuggling up with a good book, a warm cup of tea and your favorite jammies under this upcycled sweater quilt that you made yourself.

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

cute blanket... seems like a good use for my oodles of scrap fabric.

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Wool blankets are durable, insulating and have many uses. Learn my tips for purchasing, cleaning and storing vintage wool blankets.

Give that old wool blanket new life with these creative ideas!

About 6 months back, I ran across a wool sweater blanket on Etsy and knew I had to have one. Only I couldn't shell out that kind of mulah. I...

✂️ THRIFT TREND ✂️ Do you have a vintage printed wool blanket that you don’t know what to do with? Refashion that blanket into a fabulous (and warm!) winter coat. I encourage everyone to give...