tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post516849314156687915..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: Waste not, want notUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22807119240495990372007-11-01T03:33:00.000+10:002007-11-01T03:33:00.000+10:00What a beautiful, gorgeous quilt. After reading yo...What a beautiful, gorgeous quilt. After reading your post and thinking a bit I understand better why Mom and Grandma are such pack rats ;) They lived most of their lives in a country where it was difficult to *find* anything - I'm not talking about buying! If you found some decent fabric, you'd be smart to buy it right away because there might be none tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>I try to declutter, but I don't throw things away. My clutter is someone's treasure, and the other way around too! In college, we had a free exchange fair: we brought our old stuff, and freely browsed and took whatever we wanted from others' stuff. I got some very decent books and decorative items!Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42698986816883442702007-10-31T23:09:00.000+10:002007-10-31T23:09:00.000+10:00Good morning Rhonda-your sisters quilt is lovely. ...Good morning Rhonda-your sisters quilt is lovely. It actually looks quite Victorian. How pretty! Blessings, RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6642198187547328202007-10-31T13:57:00.000+10:002007-10-31T13:57:00.000+10:00Tricia's quilt is really going to be a masterpiece...Tricia's quilt is really going to be a masterpiece when it is finished!! SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12930289387261864722007-10-31T13:10:00.000+10:002007-10-31T13:10:00.000+10:00Beautiful quilt. Your posts, most of the time, gi...Beautiful quilt. Your posts, most of the time, give me food for thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002172687452372789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82838637816146721772007-10-31T12:58:00.000+10:002007-10-31T12:58:00.000+10:00Hi We also make ginger beer - have shared our bug ...Hi <BR/>We also make ginger beer - have shared our bug & recipe on our blog.<BR/><BR/>Love Leanne NZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42852195948590321742007-10-31T12:35:00.000+10:002007-10-31T12:35:00.000+10:00Good post. Man you should see the things I have to...Good post. Man you should see the things I have to make good use of.Donettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40278056957421640882007-10-31T12:19:00.000+10:002007-10-31T12:19:00.000+10:00Thank you Rhonda JeanThank you Rhonda JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57259644741728429022007-10-31T11:52:00.000+10:002007-10-31T11:52:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda, our church recently had a "Swap Shop." ...Hi Rhonda, our church recently had a "Swap Shop." You brought items you no longer wanted and swapped with someone else. It was such fun! I swapped for a beautiful table cloth and made several tote bags from the fabric -the original owner was stunned! I always look at any fabric as a"raw ma terial." Thank you so much for your wisdom, DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60285512194242915952007-10-31T11:13:00.000+10:002007-10-31T11:13:00.000+10:00Hi,I Love the quilt.I have a Memory quilt my Mom w...Hi,<BR/>I Love the quilt.<BR/>I have a Memory quilt my Mom when I was a kid, its from different clothes us kids wore. <BR/>I recycle alot in my doll making . Recycling has always been a way of life for me even before it became so popular.Friends kids me and tells me I never see things as they are only as what they can become. <BR/>Have a great week.Blessins', LibLibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854570178942602696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41889782340088942392007-10-31T10:52:00.000+10:002007-10-31T10:52:00.000+10:00Hi wildside, you have some wonderful goals.Maria, ...Hi wildside, you have some wonderful goals.<BR/><BR/>Maria, yes, food is a big problem for some folk but as you say, pretty much everything can have a second life.<BR/><BR/>Hello Carla love. We shred almost all our paper and it goes in the compost or in the chooks nests. If you come up with any good ideas for recycling that "junk" let me know and I'll tell the other readers.<BR/><BR/>Polly, you are a beautiful knitter, I bet you make some beautiful things with that reworked wool.<BR/><BR/>Tami, here is the ginger beer post: http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/search?q=ginger+beer I'll be writing about sourdough in the next couple of days and starting a new one.<BR/><BR/>abuntently, how fabulous! Well done. : )<BR/><BR/>Awww, nice story Briget. It's nice to think of that little pink nest sitting in a tree somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Jenny, Tricia has four sons but no grandbabies yet. On each corner of the quilt, she has embroidered the name of each of her boys. I'm sure it will be a treasured heirloom in years to come.<BR/><BR/>Hello Quinne dear. Granny Pearl's quilt sounds wonderful. How nice to have that piece of your family history.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-51849932541778387052007-10-31T10:16:00.000+10:002007-10-31T10:16:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda Jean :) I love Tricia's quilt - those re...Hi Rhonda Jean :) I love Tricia's quilt - those reds! I have three treasured quilts that my Granny Pearl made. They have flour sack backing and are made from her old dresses. I love to look at the materials and imagine her wearing some of the patterns :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for another excellent post. Love, QQuinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16669355413332873002007-10-31T10:08:00.000+10:002007-10-31T10:08:00.000+10:00Rhonda the quilt is just beautiful.Tricia has done...Rhonda the quilt is just beautiful.Tricia has done a wonderful job. Does she have children or grandchildren who appreciate such things who she can hand it down to.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88611981413531590302007-10-31T09:42:00.000+10:002007-10-31T09:42:00.000+10:00Rhonda, I read a lovely story the other day about ...Rhonda, I read a lovely story the other day about a lady who pegged an old, vintage pillowslip on her washing line. She noticed it had a hole in it, but thought she would recycle it somehow. Later in the day shw saw a little bird sitting on her washing line, inspecting her pillowslip, then working on the hole until he had a thread in his beak, and off he flew. He flew back and forth with pink threads in his beak for over a week, and she didn't have the heart to take the pillowslip off the line. There must be a lovely pink nest somewhere that the pillowslip helped make. I thought this was a lovely story but probably not quite how she thought she would recycle her pillowslip!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making us think again! I've been recycling last year's Christmas cards into this year's gift tags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24931574764785089652007-10-31T08:45:00.000+10:002007-10-31T08:45:00.000+10:00Thank you RhondaJust yesterday I "made" a new mate...Thank you Rhonda<BR/><BR/>Just yesterday I "made" a new maternity dress. I didn't have enough new fabric for a complete dress. So I used the high bodice of another dress (which was several years old and my 5 months-pregnant tummy had just outgrown) and attached a lovely skirt section from the new fabric. It looks even better than if I had made the entire dress from the new floral fabric. I am now so pleased I didn't have enough new fabric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69696940993630883742007-10-31T08:15:00.000+10:002007-10-31T08:15:00.000+10:00Rhonda,Have you posted a recipe for the ginger bee...Rhonda,<BR/>Have you posted a recipe for the ginger beer? I've looked around the site and found the bread recipe along with some others but can't seem to find the ginger beer or sourdough starter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53757658831228372672007-10-31T07:01:00.000+10:002007-10-31T07:01:00.000+10:00So true Rhonda. I have only recently realised how...So true Rhonda. I have only recently realised how much I have wasted in the past in areas other than food and I have been trying to change that.<BR/><BR/>I've bought some pieces of clothing from op shops rather than new and I've unpicked knitted garments that are old fashioned so that I can re-use the wool. As my sewing skills improve I plan on remaking and repairing as much as I can too.<BR/><BR/>Tricia's quilt is lovely. I've always preferred quilts made from scraps. They are full of memories.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445695027860122257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68626442775831113352007-10-31T06:51:00.000+10:002007-10-31T06:51:00.000+10:00Rhonda - you've got us all thinking along the same...Rhonda - you've got us all thinking along the same lines! Hurray!! Just this weekend I decided that I will try to think of at least one other use for an item before it is thrown away. I don't have a lot of garbage anyway because I have a compost pile & I recycle as much as I can, but I'm talking about scrap paper (envelopes from junk mail, sheets of paper that have a blank side, etc.), wax paper liners, the impossibly long & skinny plastic bags the newspaper comes in on rainy days - this sure gets the ole creative grey matter working!!<BR/>Carla in No IDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59235588384487132142007-10-31T06:49:00.000+10:002007-10-31T06:49:00.000+10:00Thank you Rhonda for your pearls of wisdom. I hav...Thank you Rhonda for your pearls of wisdom. I have realized that pretty much everything can have a second "life". I just have to be creative in how I use it. Fabric is something that can be used pretty much until it begins to fall apart and then, it becomes filling for a quilt, a pillow or a draft stopper roll.<BR/><BR/>Food is where, I think where most women waste the most. I have learned that I can make what I call "the clean the refrigerator stew" from all the leftovers that are not enough for a full meal. My children and hubby love it. Make fresh biscuits and you have a good meal. <BR/><BR/>Thank you again for sharing!<BR/><BR/>MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6462185786522238852007-10-31T06:43:00.000+10:002007-10-31T06:43:00.000+10:00Kim's comment really spoke to me too. What she sa...Kim's comment really spoke to me too. What she said is true.<BR/><BR/>In all areas, there is room for improvement! One combined goal I have for entering the slow lane is to be less wasteful over all and take far less for granted. (Just like your post today states!)<BR/><BR/>Tricia's "scappy" quilt is lovely! She & you obviously have good eyes for design.<BR/><BR/>(Wildside)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com