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Susanb 04-12-2012 03:05 PM

Recycling Blue Jeans....Again!
 
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A really good friend had asked for a quilt for the back seat of her truck. I've been stalling for a couple of years because I wasn't sure what type of fabric or pattern to use since the quilt would be exposed to strong sunlight every day. I finally had the "AH HA!" moment, and thought of the used blue jeans I'd been collecting. I designed the Celtic pattern using directions from "Celtic Pieced Illusions" by Karen Combs. It was a little tough only using blue jeans to get the right combination of lights and darks, but I was pretty pleased with the results. So the 1st picture is the Celtic pattern quilt for my friend. The 2nd picture is the waste triangles left over from the Celtic pattern, plus a few more strips of blue jean leftovers. I just love recycling blue jeans! (Keeping my fingers crossed that I'm uploading the pictures correctly??)

Lady Jane 04-12-2012 03:08 PM

What a great idea!

wolph33 04-12-2012 03:09 PM

those are great-I have bins full of denim-hhmmm-maybe time to start cutting it.great utility quilts

EvelynJ 04-12-2012 03:10 PM

Amazing. I love the Celtic design! You are so clever. The second one with the triangles is for whom? Me, perhaps? LOL

oksewglad 04-12-2012 03:12 PM

Great job, Susanb!

Same here Anita, my 30-40 yo nephews are asking for denim quilts to replace their graduation quilts!


tammy cosper 04-12-2012 03:12 PM

Very nice! I particularly like the top one!
Tammy

alikat110 04-12-2012 03:15 PM

Love them both!!!!!

toadmomma 04-12-2012 03:23 PM

they are both beautiful quilts, well done

noveltyjunkie 04-12-2012 03:25 PM

You are a jeans genius!
You have a great grasp of colour and value to make that from reused fabric. How on earth did you sort it all out so well?!!

Mundy 04-12-2012 03:27 PM

this is out standing as all I can say


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