Re-Thread @ The Shed

The WasteShed X Chicago Textile Center

Community Quilt Fundraiser

Support local textile reuse in Chicago by joining our quilting bee!

The Wasteshed and Chicago Textile Center are teaming up to raise money for our organizations by hosting a community quilt fundraising bee. Help us make a scrappy quilt with 100% reclaimed textiles and support local arts orgs in the process!

All About Re-Thread at

The shed

Re-Thread @ the Shed is a community fundraiser for two Chicagoland organizations that are connected by their shared commitment to creative reuse, skill sharing, and textile arts & crafts. The goal of the Re-Thread Bee is to bring together both the WasteShed and CTC’s creative communities to celebrate and raise money and continue doing the work we do!

We’ll be quilting the squares from this project together at the Re-Thread Bee on November 16th from 1-4 at The WasteShed Chicago!

You are welcome to attend the event even if you don’t make a quilt square! Purchase a ticket here!

Quilt Rules

So you’ve bought a scrap pack – now what?!

  1. This scrap pack has enough fabric to make a 12" x 12" quilt square to be included in the Re-Thread Community Quilt

  2. Submit your quilt square to either WS location by November 1st, 2025 to be included

  3. Instructions for how to make a classic 9-patch block are included for beginners, but you can make any type of block you want!

  4. You can make more than one square if you’d like!

  5. This scrap pack is also your ticket to the Bee! Please still RSVP using the QR code on your ticket so we know how many people are coming

  6. If you have friends who don’t want to make a block, but do want to come to The Bee, they can buy a ticket at The WasteShed Chicago on Eventbrite

More like quilts rule!

Timeline and events

  • Quilt Block Making

    September 17th - November 1st

    Bring your finished quilt block to The WasteShed by November 1st to be included in the finished quilt project.

    Purchase Quilt Scrap Pack

  • Re-Thread Quilting Bee

    November 16th

    1pm - 4pm

    The WasteShed Chicago

    1754 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Purchase Tickets Here

Join us in making a community quilt!

STEP 1. QUILT BLOCK MAKING

From September 17th - November 1st 2025, both WasteShed locations will be selling quilt block Scrap Packs. Included in the cost of a $45 pack is:

  • Your ticket to the Re-Thread Quilting Bee fundraiser in November

  • Enough fabric to construct a 12" quilt block

  • Quilting zine by CTC

  • Instructions on how to make a basic block if you’re new to quilting! Beginners are welcome :)

STEP 2. TURNING IN YOUR BLOCKS

Bring your finished quilt block to The WasteShed by November 1st to be included in the finished quilt project.

STEP 3. RE-THREAD QUILTING BEE

Join us for music, refreshments, and friends at The WasteShed Chicago where we’ll be sewing the quilt together during an afternoon of community sewing. Tickets are open to all – making a block to participate is not required!


The Chicago Textile Center is a hub for learning, resource sharing, community development, and creative reuse, while honoring the traditions and history of textiles in the Chicagoland area.