recycled quilt

i love to quilt. i quilt everyday. i have some guilt and reservations about all the products the quilt market wants us to buy. for example. i tried to sew on old machines because it felt like the right thing to do. thing is, im not a fix it kind of gal. i broke three vintage machines in a few months and decided that I would try out the new machines. i dont feel great about the working conditions of the factories .. but, i am not a fix it girl and the old machines did not work out for me. i tried to treadle to really save on power and stuff.. but, i could not even get the new belts onto the machines (yes, i tried two of those treadles). so, the new machines are a little part of the quilt guilt. new fabric everywhere is another part of the quilt guilt. used fabric is everywhere! used fabric is cheap! so many quilting guides make it so expensive to quilt and thats not right. quilting should be cheap and everyone should be able to sew some old clothes into a quilt and be prou...