On a recent late summer afternoon, I spent a little time on our back deck doing a little harvesting.
Plenty of wearable, out-grown kids’ clothes go to our local op shops. Some are too favoured to be let go. Some are just too full of possibilities.
The beauty of taking my time to do this is letting the look and feel of the fabric shift my view from ‘this was a shirt’ to ‘this could be…’
I cut up a complimentary spring green shirt and wondered about a cot quilt. Some softly worn trouser fabric as backing, perhaps.
What’s not to love about this kind of harvesting? It’s thrifty, eco-friendly and gets the creative juices flowing.
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