{"id":10123,"date":"2011-08-24T06:47:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=10123"},"modified":"2016-08-26T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T18:21:21","slug":"cat-beds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/cat-beds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Beds"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a long time I have been wondering why tiny bits of fabric couldn’t be recycled. As I tossed out stockings and holey socks, I wondered if there wasn’t something that could be done with them. Reading Victorian mystery novels didn’t help, because they describe ‘rag pickers’, but who wants that job?<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a>
How Much Work?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have often judged the amount of work I have done over the course of a week by how full my garbage can was. Still, I wished that I could put those bits of fabric somewhere to use without having to store them myself.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, Amanda came to the BAMQG meeting and solved my problem! She told us that she and some friends were making cat beds for a local homeless cat shelter. She asked us to save our tiny bits of fabric including worn out clothing (no underwear!) such as t-shirts and sweatshirts. She would use them to fill the cat beds she was making so the beds would be soft and comfy for the cats.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that I had long thought about saving tiny scraps and doing something with them, I thought saving the tiny bits would be too much trouble. Then I remembered 1) all the times I had been reluctant to toss tiny bits; 2) Pam<\/a> and what what good care she takes of her cats; and 3) how lame I was acting.<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/a>
Cat Bed Filling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I got myself a zipper bag and started tossing scraps in. Thread, schnibbles, bits of batting, and selvedges all go into the cat bed filling bag. I was shocked at how many tiny bits I had and how quickly I filled up a bag. I brought two bags of bits to Amanda the first time she collected them!<\/p>\n

Trimmings from quilting, e.g. the edges of the quilt sandwich fill those bags up faster. It is another kind of sorting I have to do daily and I haven’t quite found the right place for the bags. I am<\/span> really happy to do one small thing to make a cat’s life better and to help Amanda, who is doing the heavy lifting on this project. The other good thing is that my garbage can is a lot emptier, which means less stuff going to the landfill.<\/p>\n

I am really good at doing one small thing for various projects that all need time, attention and money. In other projects where this has been my M.O. I have found that I can see the difference – how my contribution changes things-when I do one small thing.<\/p>\n

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