Meg Callahan is doing the good work. Her newest quilts, Juno Circle, Marrow, and Quadrant (featured here) are composed entirely of repurposed materials and mark a shift in her approach to making wherein the construction is dictated by the material at hand. Like many of us, Meg aspired to reduce her eco footprint and turned to the immensity of available deadstock, offcut, vintage, and scrap fabrics.
Says Meg, “This practice of working with scraps or byproducts of other production is the root of many quilting practices and traditions, but funnily enough new territory for me and more difficult than I imagined. Each patchwork pattern is attuned to the size, color, quantity and shape of the scraps as I received them. I am interested in shifting towards working with offcuts as a way to develop non-homogeneous production processes and developing alternative material sourcing practices.”
The designs/patterns of these three quilts are available for commission, but fabrics will change depending on availability of deadstock/scrap.
Notes
Standard Materials: Cotton, Linen
Dimensions: 93"L x 91.25"W
Lead Time: a one-off piece
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