Oh Baby (wipes that is!)

I try to be as exact as possible when I write something.  For example, I NEVER write I "did a google search," or "I googled it."  Most people know I say "I did an INTERNET search", which means I used DuckDuckGo to find what I am searching for on the big old web.   Why DuckDuckGo you ask?  Because this search engine doesn't track your movements or try to influence the direction of your search like the big guys at google do.  Here's who they say they are:

The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

So why did I bring up this internet search engine?  Again, see the first sentence of this post.

It's because I try to be exact when I write I used BABY WIPES and when I used WET WIPES.

Baby wipes feel like cotton, and are opaque.  In other words, you can't see through them.  If they are wrinkled, you can safely iron them.

Wet wipes, on the other hand, are translucent and feel almost like plastic.  You cannot iron them no matter how wrinkled they are, or you will get smears of goo all over your iron.  Just take my word for it!

With that in mind, I set out to dye some baby wipes using dye reinkers.

Once they had been dyed, I allowed them to dry overnight, then cut them in various sizes.

To hold them together, I sewed circles in place.  Not a very good job, because my feed dogs don't drop and I have no way to use free motion stitching.

You can see these have a pattern that is hardly visible until they are colored.

For this batch, I recycled and dyed five used baby wipes.  Seems I dyed my hands and fingers too, but they aren't recyclable.

I learned my lesson on the first stack, so for the second stack, I overlapped a cut baby wipe and sewed it along the top horizontal line.  It was intended to keep everything in place.  For this stack, I colored and cut seven baby wipes, then sewed them in place.

Although they are not finished units, I will need to wait until an idea hits me that will incorporate them in a larger fabric or paper quilt.  However, I am thrilled that I was able to use these baby wipes instead of tossing them in the trash.  In the U.S., I can't find a way to recycle them through commercial channels, only through art.

This is Day 7 of 22 days of recycling and I recycled 12 used baby wipes.  If you have ideas for how I can incorporate them in a larger piece, please let me know.  For some reason, I'm drawing a blank at the moment.