What is your favorite denim jeans project?

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01-27-2013, 05:00 PM

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Dodie

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if you google junk jeans lady or junk jeans people she has all kinds of patterns and ideas they make wonderful vests also I made an upside down jacket with one pair I am fortunate enough to be able to go to another seminar with the junk jeans lady next Fri at the Phoenix sewing festival good luck they are fun to work with and many things you can do with them

01-27-2013, 05:09 PM

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Here's a photo of beginning a quilt with blue jean legs (just add more legs to the bottom of this), and my blue jean sampler quilt (#10)[ATTACH=CONFIG]391217[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]391218[/ATTACH]

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01-28-2013, 08:41 AM

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SewExtremeSeams

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Originally Posted by jeaninmaine

Check out these
http://www.michelemademe.com/search/...p-Dead%20Denim
http://www.michelemademe.com/2011/09...enim-plan.html
There's also links to where the projects came from, lots have directions.

Quite a gold mine of ideas! Thanks.

01-28-2013, 09:35 AM

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ktbb

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you can use this idea to make one of the ski skirts that are so popular today....

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Originally Posted by quazyquilter

back in the 80's, I cut open the entire leg inseams, got rid of the bulk, added a wedge of different fabric to fit in the "V", and made long bohemian style skirts...real popular at the colleges, etc up here...some i even embroidered on...

01-29-2013, 07:28 AM

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I love making raggedy quilts for the car from them but at the moment all my ladies have been making totes, in all sizes for shopping and holding quilt mats etc. for class, they come out so well and are so hardy. This is a pic of one that I made over 5 years ago, well loved and used

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01-29-2013, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hudgoddess

Didn't mean to offend anyone with a size 16 or bigger butt. Mine's close to that. But I fortunately have the good taste to not subject anyone to seeing it in a vinyl snake print mini skirt. Just sayin'....

...implying that anyone who did feel comfortable enough to wear a vinyl mini skirt is somehow tasteless and is "subjecting" others to seeing them? If a person is comfortable enough in their own skin to wear what they like, where is it your place to judge?

01-30-2013, 04:56 AM

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I wear a size 16-18 and if anyone doesn't like what's covering my butt, they don't have to look at it. That said, and to get back on the subject. Does anyone have a pair of those blue patchwork style shorts, if so, here's what you can do with them. I have a pink skirt of this material I got at a yard sale in case I could find a use for it. I think you could use light weight jeans for the sashing.
http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot....-up-cycle.html

01-31-2013, 06:20 AM

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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I loved all your suggestions and web sites. Jeaninmaine, I especially liked the marcias crafty sewing blogspot.

01-31-2013, 06:45 AM

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jeaninmaine

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Wasn't that site great, I was on Pinterest and almost everything I liked led to her site.

01-31-2013, 08:36 AM

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cheri stonespinner

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Sweet jeans!

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Originally Posted by Bonbonary

I just made this quilt from old jeans. The pieces are sewn with 1" strips of black cotton material which means you don't have the heavy seams from the denim. This was backed with fleece for warmth (dd's request for a heavy, warm quilt). I am thinking of making a smaller one & trying to back it with a flannel-backed vinyl tablecloth. It would make a good picnic blanket, and the vinyl would keep it from getting damp on the ground.

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This is so cool, I wouldn't have guessed it was made from the humble used jeans!