{"id":121,"date":"2011-10-09T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=121"},"modified":"2020-08-14T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T10:16:40","slug":"making-something-from-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/making-something-from-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Making something from nothing &#8211; Patchwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1316\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shirtquilt.jpg\" alt=\"Baby quilt made from shirt\" width=\"595\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shirtquilt.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shirtquilt-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shirtquilt-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can finally reveal the fruits of my labor during Emma&#8217;s nap times last week, (the little quilt above was gifted yesterday).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been sewing a lot&#8230; because&#8230; Emma&#8217;s behavior has been a little challenging of late and I have lost my cool on numerous occasions. To calm my frayed nerves I have let my &#8216;domestic duties&#8217; and online commitments take a back seat and retreated to my sewing room. Yes, I&#8217;ve been sewing my little heart out.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a little while since I&#8217;ve felt so satisfied with something I&#8217;ve made, I used only materials from my stash and just scraps for the tops. The blue quilt was made primarily from the business shirts that Mr Man &#8216;explodes&#8217; Incredible Hulk style.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1317\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionquilt.jpg\" alt=\"vintage fabric lion quilt\" width=\"595\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionquilt.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionquilt-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionquilt-382x300.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like the idea that quilts should be made from unwanted pieces of clothing and scraps that would have gone into landfill. I mean isn&#8217;t that the original idea behind patchwork and quilting, to make something out of nothing?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1318\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/floralquilt.jpg\" alt=\"VIntage fabric floral baby quilt\" width=\"595\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/floralquilt.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/floralquilt-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/floralquilt-426x300.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can finally reveal the fruits of my labor during Emma&#8217;s nap times last week, (the little quilt above was gifted yesterday). I&#8217;ve been sewing a lot&#8230; because&#8230; Emma&#8217;s behavior has been a little challenging of late and I have lost my cool on numerous occasions. To calm my frayed nerves I have let my &#8216;domestic duties&#8217; and online commitments&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[216],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/making-something-from-nothing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making something from nothing - Patchwork | My Poppet Makes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I can finally reveal the fruits of my labor during Emma&#8217;s nap times last week, (the little quilt above was gifted yesterday). 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