About Us
HELP! WE ARE DROWNING IN FABRIC!
What can we do with all of these leftovers?
Four years ago we started a company – Memories of Grace – making memory and keepsake blankets, pillows and bears. As our projects grew, so did our stacks of fabric scraps. Along with our own leftovers we had kind members of the community donate used clothing, tubs of fabric, unfinished projects and other remnants. Having all of this fabric was great – and keeping it out of the landfill was even better! But what were we going to do with all of it?
That’s when Recycled Remnants was born.
Our mission is simple – to reduce the amount of fabric going to waste by creating unique craft items utilizing recycled and repurposed fabric.
From curtains and tablecloths, shirts and pajamas, to fabrics scraps and remnants, pockets and buttons, approximately 75% of the materials we use are finding new life as one-of-a-kind crafts and gifts.
CHRISTINE OLDING
Owner, Innovator, Blanket & Pillow Maker
“Serious sewing skills and a fabulous sense of humor”
Christine has lived in the Midwest most of her life, although she was fortunate to spend some years in the South as well as Canada. She is a graduate of Columbia College, SC, and had the opportunity to travel to Europe several times for school and for pleasure. Her background is in teaching, recruiting, office administration and management, and human resources. In 2018, Christine decided to take a leap of faith and go out on her own to start a business – Memories of Grace. Christine uses her artistic abilities to design memory and keepsake blankets and pillows. Each unique piece she creates forms lasting legacies using loved one’s items.
Christine and her husband were married in 2000 and moved to Lebanon, Ohio, in 2001. They have a teenage daughter and two dogs. In Christine’s spare time, she likes to read, garden, try new recipes and spend time with her family.
BECKY NILES
Owner, Designer, Bear Maker
“I love seeing the completed project and how every bear has its own unique personality!”
Growing up in a military family, Becky lived all over the United States as a young child, until her family settled in Ohio in 1981. She is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in English and journalism. Her experience includes newspaper reporting, graphic design, website development, marketing, volunteer administration and not-for-profit management.
Becky moved to the Cincinnati area in 2017, and lives in South Lebanon with her husband and dachshund. They have three grown children – a daughter with a small flower farm near Loveland, a son who is a veteran of the United States Navy and student at UC, and a son studying music in Dayton. She joined Christine Olding in 2018 to manage the marketing for Memories of Grace, eventually trying her hand at making teddy bears. In her free time, Becky plays clarinet in the Central Ohio Community Orchestra, and enjoys reading, photography and travel.