Hello All, I work with a great group of ladies making quilts for those that are less fortunate. We make the quilts all year round and then donate them to the local shelters and directly to those that find themselves living on the streets when the weather turns cold. We use almost all donated materials to make the quilts. We try to use nylon type materials, not only nylon but light weight materials, because it tends to dry much faster than other materials. We are always in dire need of materials. We have received a lot of old suits from my daughter's swim team and have found it very usefull. Her coach suggested that I try posting on the internet to see if others would be interested in helping our cause, so here it is! We cut the suits into smaller pieces we can use so the condition of the suits does not matter at all(we have received some that were just pieces). I was wondering if any of you would be interested in donating your old suits to a worthwhile cause? It is also a great way to recycle the old suits and keep them out of the landfills! If you are interested you can post here or email us at Quilts4homeless@yahoo.com
God Bless,
Jennifer
Former Member
THIS is EXACTLY what I was eluding to in one of my past posts. I had a similar problem in the past with someone that was calling collect from a prison system on the east coast looking for old suits. It was creepy and weird. Since then my questions went unanswered.
We'll I'm glad there's at least one other person thinking on the same wavelength as me. Sorry I missed your post. I was distracted by all the other people going along with it.
I don't mean to be putting down what seems to be a noble cause but I'm just going to throw out that it is known people out there have obscure fetishes and will do elaborate things do satisfy them.
Edit: Google her email address. It seems she's also in the market for used bras and panties for making quilts.... It may be the stuffy new englander in my blood but this just sounds fishy.
THIS is EXACTLY what I was eluding to in one of my past posts. I had a similar problem in the past with someone that was calling collect from a prison system on the east coast looking for old suits. It was creepy and weird. Since then my questions went unanswered.
Is it just me or does something just sound weird about this???
First of all, it doesn't necessarily seem sanitary to use bathing suits as part of a quilt. Bathing suits are not the only products that contain fast drying nylon. Secondly, it doesn't seem like you could cut up a typical (used lycra bathing suit and sew it back together (granted, I know nothing about sewing/quilt making, etc). I know she mentioned it could be used as filler, but it doesn't seem like it would provide reasonable insulation as bathing suits are not particularly puffy like cotton, down or wool.
I don't mean to be putting down what seems to be a noble cause but I'm just going to throw out that it is known people out there have obscure fetishes and will do elaborate things do satisfy them.
Edit: Google her email address. It seems she's also in the market for used bras and panties for making quilts.... It may be the stuffy new englander in my blood but this just sounds fishy.
