If you are planning on making a quilt with your old blue jeans then these tips for quilting with denim jeans will help you out.
by Robin How have I not shared this recycled jeans denim quilt with you yet?!? It's one of my absolute favourites. It combines so much of what I love: making something beautiful and useful for
Do you have some unused denim fabric that you want to turn into a quilt? Here are some denim quilt patterns you can try.
Don’t throw out that holey pair of jeans! They make for a great quilt and when paired up with a few different fabrics, you can make quite the beauty. Check out this list of 8 patt…
Do you have some unused denim fabric that you want to turn into a quilt? Here are some denim quilt patterns you can try.
If you are planning on making a quilt with your old blue jeans then these tips for quilting with denim jeans will help you out.
Don't throw away your old jeans, here is a collection of the best upcycled denim crafts and DIY's for the home from Pillarboxblue.
Autumn of It’s Always Autumn entered this quilt in the So You Think You’re Crafty contest and won. I see why. The way she placed the lights and darks…brilliant! Visit her blog to …
So, um, okay, I’ve decided I’m basically crazy. So now that that’s out of the way…. OMG!!!!!!!! I can’t believe this came out of my brain and then I made this. What the what?!? Insanity (and not like the crazy I referred to before, rather more like bananas, bonkers, bomb…. hehe alliteration). So when I...
by Robin How have I not shared this recycled jeans denim quilt with you yet?!? It's one of my absolute favourites. It combines so much of what I love: making something beautiful and useful for
Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …
Recycle your old blue jeans into an easy, pieced throw.
DIY Recycled Jeans Denim Quilt Sewing Tutorial & Paid
You guys! I just finished this beast-of-a-quilt, and it is gorgeous, even for denim! I don't normally do commission quilts, in fact, never. I don't have time. But my sister had a friend who begged to have a quilt made from all his old Levis. I quoted a price that I figured would change his mind, and he accepted! Now, I just needed about 50 hours to do it. At first, they brought over a bag of jeans that had basically one tone of denim. He must love a certain brand! To create any kind of patchwork, which is what he wanted, there must be contrast, so I had them round up some dark and light pairs. I realized that I could make a giant buffalo plaid with the three contrasting shades. If I ran short on light-colored denim, I'd flip over a medium-toned block - the backside is usually lighter. The quilt measures about 105" x 105". The blocks for the quilt center were cut into 8-inch squares. Dark: (49) squares, plus enough 2-1/2" strips for binding, pieced, about 438 inches long. Medium: (84) squares, plus (56) 4" x 8" rectangles and (4) 4" squares for borders. Light: (36) squares. To make the sewing manageable, I sewed 16 or 20-patch blocks at a time. Then I sewed the blocks into columns, then sewed columns together. I used a generous 1/4" seam allowance and pressed all of the seams open. The seams took just as much time to press as they did to sew! Lots of steam and starch, and what I call "quilting by hammer" if I needed to reduce any bulk, lol! I just pounded any super-bulky intersections into submission with my little girlie hammer, haha! The quilting is a simple edge-to-edge computerized design, "Squared", and I used the largest needle possible. I babysat the quilting machine as it stitched so I could hold down any seams where they were especially bulky. Because I had taken the time to press open all the seams and cut out as much bulk as possible in the squares prior to sewing, it all seemed to work out beautifully. Here it is, almost finished!! Then it was time for the binding. I first tried to stitch it on like any quilt, with a double-fold technique, but quickly realized that it needed to be a single layer, like a giant piece of bias tape. I used a walking foot on the sewing machine and put a vinyl glove on my left hand to help me wrangle the quilt under the needle. It was a monster!! My walking foot has an interchangeable feature, so I learned how to exchange the soleplate to the "stitch in the ditch"/"edge joining" plate, and finished the binding by machine. I think it looks gorgeous! 😂😂 Last step: stitch on the pockets. This I had to do on a regular sewing machine as there is no way my longarm could go over that much bulk! It was a workout trying to wrangle the whole quilt through the sewing machine just to get that last pocket sewn near the center. Ugh - broke a needle on the last seam with two inches to go! But it all worked out, got the last pocket sewn on, and then had to go and see the chiropractor, haha! Here's what I learned: If you want pockets on your denim quilt, cut the square with a pocket still on it, and just quilt around the pocket. If using denim for the binding, stick to a single layer. I used 2-1/2" strips and took a generous half-inch seam to sew it to the front, then folded it over to the back and stitched in the ditch, catching the fold on the other side. Use a walking foot if you can. Bonus: I learned how to change out my walking-foot soleplate! If you plan to machine-quilt, press (steam, starch, or hammer) the seams open where possible. Use a less-dense design, and try to quilt around any super bulky areas with the quilting. This is a heavy quilt, but not as heavy as it felt! It felt like it weighed about 40 pounds, but it really only weighs about 13 pounds!! Make sure you have enough table space to support the bulk of this big ol' quilt. Finally, I think this is probably the nicest denim quilt ever! Lightweight flannel on the back, Hobbs' 80/20 poly/cotton batting to cushion the seams, and it's a luscious Buffalo Plaid quilt. Now, just look at this smile! I think he loves it too!! Heehee - My sis just sent me a picture of his text later that night...😂😂 And now I know what it will take for me to make one for myself, someday. But maybe mine will be a lap quilt...*Ü* Save Happy Quilting!
59" x 71" My second jean quilt is all finsihed! And it is the last of the tops on the rail for me to quilt. I am officially all caug...
I love this quilt. It’s made from old jeans and backed with fleece, so it’s pretty much the coziest quilt ever. And even though the overall design is rather simple, the hand stitching is my favorite part, and I’m pretty proud of how it turned out. Last fall I chopped up a bunch of old … Read More →
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The best of denim for home decor and fashion. Jeans are a timeless classic. Denim is so versatile in interior design. Denim pillows, sofas, shoes and more.
