Pictures!

As promised, pictures from my Goodwill haul.  Sorting through them, I feel like I did even better than I thought.  There's definitely enough for two upcycled blankets.  And you know what?  I got ALL of it for <$35.

 Check this out... They're practically color matched, and there's a variety of textures and patterns.

 These are all in shades of pink or white.  The bottom left sweater is 100% cashmere.
I feel like I robbed Goodwill.  These sweaters are a mixture of wool, extra fine merino wool, lambswool, angora, and cashmere.  There's even some brand(ish) stuff like Forever 21, Express, GAP, St. John's Bay, and more.

I also picked up a few random items for their material, and these two lovelies: a Worthington 100% genuine leather jacket in excellent condition and almost butter soft, and an Ann Taylor Loft 100% silk blouse.  It feels amazing.  I'm a little conflicted about cutting up such a beautiful shirt, so if anyone knows a better use for it, feel free to let me know.  It still has the dry cleaning tags on it.

Craft extravaganza

I went to Goodwill today and OH MY GOODNESS apparently people have been cleaning out their closets of a lot of high quality clothes after Christmas.  Not only did I see a lot of nice name brand things (some for the teens: Hollister, A&F, American Eagle, etc.) but also a lot of Christopher & Banks, great woven jackets and interview coats.  There were so many genuine leather jackets and blazers there it was unbelievable.

I started sorting all the 100% cashmere-, wool-, lambswool- type sweaters and had a quarter of a rack before I quit, and I didn't even check all the long sleeve racks.  After sorting through them and preferentially picking out the ones at 50% off ($2.50/ea), I have enough to make two patchwork quilts.

I've never made a quilt before, and this will be my first official attempt at upcycling clothes.  If these turn out well, I'll be torn between keeping them, starting an Etsy store, or giving them away to my bridesmaids come August.  First thing's first, I need to hack them up and start sewing!

Pictures to come.  If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for making this quilt work better, be softer, anything, please comment.