Quilts Turned Into Clothes
Emory Goods is a project run by Erin Emory, a Virginia-based seamstress/artist who, among other things, finds old, damaged, or unfinished quilts and turns them into clothing. As she put it to me in an email (I reached out to make sure I had my facts right), “I like to repurpose cutter quilts, or ones who need a little love, into new, wearable pieces so that we can keep enjoying their beauty, just in a new way!”
Emory sells her pieces primarily through Instagram, and although I haven’t yet tried to buy one, I love knowing they exist. (Emory Goods is also on Facebook, and will be reappearing on Etsy in the next few weeks.)
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Also checkout Haptic Labs' quilt coats. They're not repurposed, but they're lovely. Bought one for my mother for Christmas.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy0xPW2OiKH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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