I just saw this groupon deal for a company in Boston that will turn  
your old T shirts into blankets!  I don't know how well this email  
will come through- the link to the 'deal' is http://www.groupon.com/deals/dc-bs2-project-repat?utm_medium=email&ut...

The company link is http://www.projectrepat.org/  The website says  
that work with organizations in the US to make their products,  
including those employing people with disabilities,  and pay a living  
wage.

I wish i hadn't gotten rid of so many of my old T shirts last year!  
This looks like a fun use for them!

(BTW, if anyone is thinking of ordering a blanket, let me know. I can  
send you a different link that lets me get points for referring you!)

Project Repat – On Location
Blankets Made from Customer-Provided T-shirts from Project Repat (Up  
to $23 Off). Six Sizes Available.

The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that 13.1 million tons  
of textiles were generated in 2010, representing 5.3% of the total  
municipal solid waste generated. With this Grassroots campaign, you  
can help reduce waste by sending in old T-shirts to Project Repat,  
whose staffers will cut them into square-foot swathes, sew them  
together, and return them to you as an upcycled blanket. Choose from  
the following options:

$42 for a 3'x3' blanket using 9 T-shirts (a $55 value)
$45 for a 4'x3' blanket using 12 T-shirts (a $60 value)
$49 for a 4'x4' blanket using 16 T-shirts (a $65 value)
$53 for a 5'x4' blanket using 20 T-shirts (a $70 value)
$57 for a 5'x5' blanket using 25 T-shirts (an $80 value)
$61 for a 5'x6' blanket using 30 T-shirts (an $85 value)

Customers must pay to ship their T-shirts to Project Repat’s Boston  
location, but shipping of the final product is included. Shipping  
enough T-shirts for a 3'x3' blanket from California to Massachusetts  
typically costs around $12.

Project Repat repurposes excess clothing into functional accessories  
including blankets, scarves, ties, and bags. While reducing waste from  
textiles, the business also creates living-wage jobs for American  
workers,

Amy Perlmutter
Perlmutter Associates
23 Avon Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-5456
Strategy, partnership building, communications, and program design for  
a sustainable future
www.aperlmutter.com
owner, Massachusetts Clean Tech LinkedIn group

If you are looking to stay local, almost anywhere you go you can find
someone who will make a Memory Quilt for you.

Check with your local sewing stores and quilting shops or as I did, make
one yourself!...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150481158714518&set=a.45329...

Caroline
*Sustainable = Harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not
depleted or permanently damaged*.