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Charlotte and Michelle are artists, educators and reuse advocates collaborating as we print on reclaimed textiles to create quilts in Portland, OR https://www.thereprintery.com Showcased in the 6th Pattern Directory https://uppercasemagazine.com/spdg6
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Setting up Sonne Batik and this is the last glimpse of the quilt back before it’s forever sandwiched! At www.pdxsewlarium.com for the better part of the day! #longarmquilting #quiltsky #thereprintery

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Oh, the magical backside…! (Cubical quilt) #quilting #sustainablequilting #thereprintery

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Our first Reprintery show was at the Estate Store inside the amazing www.communitywarehouse.org They are an incredible furniture bank organization, so if you are in the area, please look them up for donating house goods! Here we are with Placket quilt in the warehouse. #thereprintery #quiltsky

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

A new and delish selection of shirts wanting to be printed on! We are carving up some new plates too, and making up more appliqué designs, so each project gets pushed forward one step at a time. Hope you’re all having a great day💐🧵🪡 #thereprintery #sewing #sustainablequilting

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We spent the day at www.pdxsewlarium.com practicing our Longarm skills! Zachariah was a great teacher and we aim to rent time on this machine so we can do all aspects of our quilt making 🥳🧵🪡 #thereprintery #longarmquilting #quiltsky #learningnewthings #quilting

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Lucky Black Cat Friday to you! Buddy was persistent in being present while we laid out these Sonne quilt blocks on the floor, determining the best layout. These are old batik strike-off samples #sonnequilt #thereprintery #usewhatyouhave #sustainability #blackcats #catsofbsky #quiltsky #catsandquilts

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

Hoisting 64 Sonne blocks ready to be set together! These are made with batik strike-off samples. In background is the Sonne Mini maquette pinned to the design wall. #quiltblock #readytosew #quilting #quiltsky 🪡🧵 #thereprintery

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Almost finished a new Sonne quilt this weekend, and was delighted at each stage of the process. Combining patterns makes the world a more beautiful place, don’t you agree? #morepatternmorebetter #quiltsky #quilting #patternplay #sonnequilt #thereprintery

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Sonne quilt first started as a quick rubber stamp idea for a gift of printed napkins (on left). It’s been refined and made into an appliqué quilt now, too! Isn’t it fun to see where an idea take us? #creativeprocess #ideadevelopment #thereprintery #printsky #linocut

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Working out an idea with a partial batiks collection Charlotte designed years ago and now making a quilt from the strike off pieces she kept. She keeps or donates all the strikes of all the collections to keep them out of the garbage. #usewhatyouhave #reuse #thereprintery #quilting #batik

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Michelle holding up the “Placket” quilt at dusk in the back yard so it made the quilt look even more glowing and magical (but it IS magical)! Made from 30 different reprinted, thrifted shirts ☺️🪡🧵 #thereprintery #textilereuse #upcycle #quiltsky #printmaking #quilting #sustainablequilting

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

Sonne quilt is made with a no-waste appliqué method, leaving no scraps behind. We’re developing even more ideas based on this concept, & we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be teaching this concept this summer Stay tuned! #wellwellprojects #NoWasteQuilting #quiltsky #thereprintery #upcyclequilting

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We went shirt shopping to help quell our tariff anxiety. Getting ready to start a new series! #newbeginnings #makinglemonade #usewhatyouhave #bemindful #thereprintery #sustainablefashion

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Placket quilt in high speed! #thereprintery #textileanimation #quiltsky #sustainablequilting #quiltblock

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Marmalade on “Cubicle” quilt, named to honor all the shirts that lived lives in dreary office cubicles prior to becoming a joyful and colorful quilt. #thereprintery #catsandquilts #sustainablequilting #collaboration #usewhatyouhave #quiltsky #printsky

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Making (64) 16-patches with 2.5” squares was challenging and fun! We ended up using a soft printed chambray for each diagonal center (the 4 running from corner to corner). When “Cubicle” quilt was all sewn together, the chambray was a subtle line running through the quilt. #quiltsky #thereprintery

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Sewing “Cubicle” quilt here. No way to get away from eventually sewing a long strip! #quiltsky #quilting #sustainablefashion #textileart #thereprintery #uppercasemagazine

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

Hanging our first Reprintery show at the Community Warehouse furniture bank www.cwestatestore.com This is such a fantastic local organization that really helps people make a home! This teeny tiny gallery space was an amazing way to connect with the community. #thereprintery #quiltsky #sustainable

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

We set up a one-day printing station at our show “A Thread Through: Works in Process” at Well Well Projects this past December. It was super fun to interact with our visitors while printing posters they could purchase. #printsky #thereprintery #galleryshow #screenprinting #modernquilting

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We are so lucky to have access to a spare room to dry our prints! Do you have any spare corners? How do you live with your works in progress? #worksinprogress 🧵🪡✂️ #spareroom #sewing #process #thereprintery #printsky #quiltsky

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

So excited to be in on back cover and inside @uppercasemagazine! We were given a 4 page spread 🥳 We can hardly believe it! Beautiful cover art and interior editorial by @iamsarahmatthews.bsky.social so check out her amazing patterns, too! Available at uppercasemagazine.com/spdg6 #thereprintery

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Printing a half shirt front. Where the shirt doesn’t cover the ink, we will print on scraps or cards so the ink doesn’t go to waste. #printsky #sustainability #usewhatyouhave #useyourscraps #quilting #sewing

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

This was a photo we created for Portland Textile Month, October 2023, when we launched our first Reprint Project. #portlandtextilemonth #processphoto #thereprintery #printsky #quiltsky

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