30th Anniversary Recycle Challenge
6" squares
2010


Robin Gausebeck
"Blue Plate Special at the Chatterbox Cafe with a Triple Shot"
fabric scraps, paper plate, gift wrap, button blanks covered with fabric scraps, corrugated cardboard, wood shavings, used paper coffee cup, paper napkin, aluminum foil

Yvonna Dalton
"Sew Glad to be a New Member!"
#30 from a measuring tape, 30 buttons, 30 strands of thread, 30 pins, 30 pieces of fabric, 30 lines of sewing
Sandy Rowton
"Friends"
from craft box - felt, buttons, bows, lace, center with writing from little old canvas bag, pewter angel, old key chain



Sandy Rowton
from craft box - felt, eyes, cotton balls, buttons, gifts, old Christmas card


Silvia Vaughn
sour scream inner seal, 30 buttons from old shirts
Karen Grover
leftover block, paper clips, leftover fused pieces, beads from a grandkid's project, inside of leter stencil


Silvia Vaughn
rubber bands from broccoli & asparagus, 30 toothpicks
Conny Picard
wool/silk rovings needle felted on boiled wool, stitched on quilt top, perle cotton, crewel wool for embroidery
Norma Colver
popsicle sticks; wood heart; pieces of ribbon, sand paper, green floss, silk flowers, aluminum foil, fern leaves; grass from a wreath; paint


Stephanie Nordlin
clothes labels, 30 crystals, size labels 8+12+10=30


Annegret Biedowicz
"A Little Off Center"
left over four patch and 2/3 inch handmade yo-yos
Rita Johnson
"Sunflower Morning"
three fabric remnants, Wonder Under, a batting sample, 3 butterfly buttons, 30 glass beads

Lorna Carlson
red, white & blue flat print ribbon, blue star, 30 white ribbon, ribbon bow

Jan Lamb
"Jan" and "30" in fingerspelling
pin from Hayward, WI quilt show, ILY pin (I'm an interpreter), cross and fish symbol pins for faith in Jesus
Silvia Vaughn
dog food & soda pop tops, 30 beads


Phyllis Campbell
fabric scraps, batting scraps, binding leftover from a large quilt, vintage rick-rack, snaps, pin, hook & eye, ribbon, personalized labels from garments before donating, buttons from Grandma's button jar, vintage curtain hook (on back)
Pam Collins
"Cheers!"
not so much recycled as leftovers, 30 pieces of fused batiks


Annegret Biedowicz
"Lone Pine"
pop can tabs and orphan square


Pam Collins
"Well, it is three layers and quilted!"
letters/numbers cut from magazines, a Christmas card (front & back, separated), plastic sheeting left over from toiletry bag project
Silvia Vaughn
milk jug rings, 30 beads
Conny Picard
raw edge fusible applique, pigma pen, paper ribbon for binding


Pam Collings
"#30 in Braille Dots"
recycled batiks (left overs) and backing/binding left over from son's boxers made last year


Phyllis Campbell
"30 Selvedges"
30 selvedges, scraps of fabrics & batting, leftover binding, vintage curtain hook (on back)
Cindy Larsen
stick, pipe cleaner, bead, paper tape measure, paper, yarn, leaves from husband's Grandpa's taxidermy supplies


Silvia Vaughn
extra buttons from clothing


Conny Picard
batiks, paper clips with letters tied on with perle cotton floss, pigma pens


Robin Gausebeck
"Anyone for Sudoku?"
used color catcher sheet, assorted newspaper & magazine ads, cloth tape measure, frozen food boxes, 2007-08 SQG directory cover. The total of the numbers in each lengthwise or crosswise grid (between the thick black lines) equals 30.


Pam Collins
After 30 cans of beer, I can't -hic- remember what I put on this quilt, or why!
Lorna Carlson
30 Hershey candy bar labels, gold braid, Elmer's glue for braid
Sharon Stoner
1980 coins, quarter, nickel, 3 dimes


Cindy Larsen
paper from quilt book, magazine, dictionary; craft paint, stamps, bread clips, keys, buttons, beads
Deb Wheeler
"Sew Vintage"
"30 in each tape measure block, "Grants" thinble, Lily tatting cotton spool, silver bobbin, six buttons, vintage straight pins
Pam Collins
"XXX Tres Equis"
recycled silk ties and batik sraps


Cecilia Mann
30 pieces of fabric, thread from my mother's stash, 30 hook "eyes" (the package always doubles the number of eyes; these are the ones left with no hooks), leftover fabric from a quilted purse, fifteen #13 batteries


Cindy Larsen
wine corks, foil from neck of wine bottles


Deb Wheeler
"Tool Time"
screw, nails, gear, bolt, wrenches, #30 tape block

 

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